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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… center of the town, between the two villages of East North Yarmouth and Walnut Hill. Today, that venerable building on Route 9 is home to the North…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"Villages such as East North Yarmouth, Walnut Hill, and Poland’s Corner were centered around the local churches or at intersections of travel lanes…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Lawrence Railway at Dunn’s Corner, just up the road. Their farm products would be sold in Portland. James Lawrence served six years on North…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"The latter was also divided into the North and Harbor village. These distinct areas historically had their own schools, stores, and post offices, so…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Quarrying

"… soon thereafter, would come into Burnt Coat Harbor and collect brick sized cut stone. Quarry rails, Swan's Island, ca."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Lobstering

"… the 1930s, dories would be seen in and around the harbor fishing for lobster or trawling for fish in the 1940s and 1950s."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"There still exist some Savage gravestones on the West side of Harbor Brook at the Gorianksi property, 153 Peabody Drive."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"1930Northeast Harbor Library Emily N & John C. Savage and Family in front of the Big Barn, Asticou, Northeast Harbor, Maine 1912Northeast…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?

"1975Northeast Harbor Library Aerial View of Asticou Way and Peabody Drive Looking East ca. 1975Northeast Harbor Library Today, in the early…"

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

"… of her daughter, Mina, and died in Seal Harbor (where she lived with Mina for just one month) on December 5, 1925, at the age of 84."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"… named Goodwin shows the fishing fleet in the harbor with the village beyond. More site specific are five images that document downtown commercial…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"1911Islesboro Historical Society SABBATHDAY HARBOR/RYDER’S COVE This harbor was named by the fishermen who, after weeklong labors, rested in its…"

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

"Running east along the northern edge of Blue Hill Harbor to Wood Point, then turning south along the length of Long Island glaciers left exposed a…"

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

"… Fruit Company steamer Admiral Farragut in Boston Harbor. As reported in The New York Times: “In a thick fog the Eastern Steamboat Company’s steamer…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… the Bluff, and Ryder’s Cove/Sabbathday Harbor; Mid-Island, consisting of Guinea, Hewes Point and Mill Creek; and Down Island, or Dark Harbor. The…"

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

"… the Masons and Eastern Star, the Granges in East, South, and North Blue Hill, and the Baptist and Congregational churches were the center of social…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The British seized ships in the harbor and burned eight. Selectmen Patten and Bradbury, fearing that the British would burn their village, negotiated…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Gould Arthur Robinson Gould was born in East Corinth (a small town just north of Bangor) on March 16, 1857."