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Surry by the Bay - Resources

""The Early History of Newbury Neck": A Talk Given by Professor Albert F. Hill, Surry Historical Society."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"Cruising down the Neck minus their headlights, the drivers would secure their cargo, and slip away towards Bangor and Mount Desert Island."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"Although nearby Castine was occupied by the British in June 1779, Surry was not prominently involved in the Revolutionary War."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"For many years after the survey, Newbury Neck was viewed as an annex, rather than a part of the original township."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"Emery O. Bonsey, Newbury Neck, ca. 1910Surry Historical Society Around the same time, the development of a modern highway system brought significant…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - The Lending Libraries of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"The books of the Second social Library in North Yarmouth were kept in the home of the appointed librarian."

Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"Surry's Old Town Hall, built around 1828, (and later moved to its present site on the Surry Road) houses its collections, including a detailed…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"… had one official school, this was in the Prouts Neck section of Black Point. Scarborough had difficulty attracting teachers, because of its rural…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"Fishermen who went toward Richmond Island stopped at a place called Deep Ledge and those from the Spurwink River would fish along that part of the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"It was destroyed by fire on 27 August 1908 and a temporary shed was used for the remainder of the tourist season."

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"Just months before the start of the Great Depression, a group of actors, directors and producers from New York City pulled together a repertory…"

Surry by the Bay - Welcome

"We thank the Maine Community Heritage Project and the Maine Historical Society for this opportunity and look forward to continuing this partnership…"

Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"… field and trail built on the Osgood lot behind the municipal building and the Veterans Memorial Park in the village, dedicated in 2006."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"People of the Earth Together During the rest of the 1980s and into the early 1990s the SOC continued to tour, performing many times in both the USSR…"

Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"Carter, such placement desecrated the National Flag and violated Federal Flag Code Rules. Ten days later, Dr. Wilson G."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"… Historical Society In the 1930s and until the school closed in 1952 the first four grades were located on the first floor; the second floor…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"Residents include a mixture of lifelong residents with roots reaching back generations, retirees drawn to the town's rural character and seaside…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt"

"Captain William Lermond’s second wife, Hattie Winchenbach, lost her life in the shipwreck. Schooner "Edna Hoyt" Thomaston, ca."

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"The steam engine still rests in the woods at the former mill location alongside the old mill wells. Around 1970, Hollis's grandson, Wilbur A."

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"In the old barn there were nameplates marking the inhabitants of the old stalls: Bessy, MaryAnne, Bossy. Dating from the 1890s to 1918."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 3 of 5

"… appeared on a deed regarding land on Merriconeag Neck with Robin Hood and her brother Sagattawan. Many documents in these collections feature…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"In 1857, he measured 4 feet 10 1/2 inches tall at the highest point of his shoulders, and weighed 134 pounds."

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

"The Story of Prouts Neck. Prouts Neck, ME: Prouts Neck Association, 1924. Jones, Herbert G. The King's Highway from Portland to Kittery."

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 1 of 2

"Meeting at Falmouth Neck (present-day Portland), the committee drafted a report entitled "The Separation of Maine from Massachusetts."[6]"