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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… ships but most were two-masted brigs and schooners for the coastal trade. Captain Candage, one of 52 Blue Hill ship captains of the era, went to…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… Dutch cinematographer, slipped and fell from a cliff to his death at Schooner Head. His body was washed out to sea. Sources and Works Cited..."

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Among them were the Lizzie B. McNichol, Minnie Hunter, Annie Gillise and the Nellie Dinsmore. Photo by Frank P. Adams. X Schooner Charles E."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… 100 vessels were built in Blue Hill, from 100-ton schooners to a 498-ton ship. One of the largest Blue Hill vessels, the Ocean Ranger, was built in…"

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"That spring they were loaded on a schooner for Hallowell. Col. Morse ordered 16 pair of oxen in two heavy teams to make the trip to Hallowell to haul…"

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… He was the owner of the first ship, the schooner Dispatch, built in Hampden in 1793, and part owner of many other vessels."

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Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… century, the Larchmont was hit by a coal-hauling schooner, the Harry Knowlton. The Knowlton tore into the Larchmont during a blizzard, causing it…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"1910Bangor Public Library Lumber schooners on the Penobscot River at Bangor, ca. 1905Bangor Public Library Lumber boom on the Penobscot…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… in Machias when townspeople fired on the British schooner Margaretta, killing the commander and forcing its surrender."

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"… two to three vessels annually, mostly small schooners or brigs ranging in size from 46 tons to the 335-ton Saratoga."

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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… over 50 vessels were built in Surry, including 15 schooners, 5 barks and ten brigs. A steamboat even docked at Steamboat Wharf on Contention Cove."

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Schooners brought supplies to islanders, who shipped surplus produce such as potatoes back to Boston on the same vessels."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Indeed, the building of schooners carried Bath through the nationwide depression and into relative prosperity in the 1880s and 1890s."

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Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… launched from Lubec shipyards 1804 • First schooner, Hope, built at Seward’s Neck by Capt. George W. Allan 1805 • Col."