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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin apple tree, Bangor, ca. 1862

"… sharp." In 1862, the tree was heavily laden with apples when a September tornado split the tree and "laid the largest half on the ground." View…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Ladies Blush apple, Bangor, 1889

"… a prolific bearer & resembled the snow or Famouse apple this tree bore every year a loaded crop and in a few years ceased bearing and died, my…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Duchess Anjoulene apple, Bangor, 1866

"… 1866." He drew an apple tree and an individual apple. Below the tree Martin wrote, "1866 This tree produced ten apples, color & size as below, the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Belles Early apple, Bangor, 1864

"… He also wrote, "Sept 2 1866 Adas Tree had 125 apples of this color and average size, some were larger and a few smaller." Martin (1823-1904), an…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gravenstein apple, Bangor, 1866

"… Description Under his drawing of a Gravenstein apple and a tree that appear on page 64 of his "Scrap Book no 3," John Martin of Bangor wrote…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Elmer Martin, Bangor, 1865

"… play in the yard and discovered a hammock in his mother's apple tree." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

"… sketched and described several apple trees and apples and other trees of which he was proud. This scrapbook is broken into seven sections to…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin Jr., Bangor, 1865

"… on his red sled Tiger in 1862," "mutilating his apple tree," with David Towle, wading in the mud in 1865; and with Fred Wood playing horse in 1864."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 3, pages 38-56

"… Artillery Thurston & Metcalf Nath Harlow nursery Apple tree Ada Martin Solon Wilder Egyptian Caravan Southern sentiments Yales Mammoth Tent…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrap & Sketch Book 2: 1864-1866

"… 3, pages 38-56 Daniel Chaplin tribute, favorite apple tree, Ada Martin gymnastics, gun boat Mahoning, McClellan supporters, ideal homestead, former…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 48-64

"Cushing Benjamin Kimball George B. McClellan Memphis riot Impeachment discussions Indianapolis riot Apples"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3

"In their uncle’s backyard there was an apple tree, with one apple on it. He told the boys not to pick that apple, “or we’d get our butts kicked.”…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Agricultural Statistics of the Colony, 1870 to 1880

"… corn, beans, and potatoes - 166 acres planted apples - 19 trees 1873 grass - 400 acres horses - 22 oxen - 14 cows/calves - 100/40 sheep - 33 pigs…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Potato Harvest Memories - Page 5 of 5

"… to go into the woods, but Edwena did go and pick apples. One farmer’s wife would bring everybody ice cream cookies and something to drink."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"East Dixfield became known by its quantity of apples dried annually, led by Cyrus and Warren Severy and the inventions of Nathaniel Thomas."

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

"Blanchard Apple Shed X Apples Apples continue to be an important piece of the agricultural heritage of Cumberland."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"… each fall Lowell bought up Spies and Baldwins (apples) from others and shipped them by the carload to Boston." From there they were "sent to…"

Lincoln, Maine - Nathaniel Bodwell

"These children are his fruit; like a tree having apples, the apples are the tree’s babies. Works Cited Fellows, Dana. History of the Town of Lincoln."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"… set up a house 18 feet square, have 50 living apple trees on the land within six years from the first of this month, or to forfeit to the…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"… the middle of Guilford, and four of the remaining apple trees still sit in the backyard. The current owners of the Guilford Bed and Breakfast…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… were grafting trees and developing new strains of apples. Their son Frederick was an early member of the Maine Pomological Society, and his son…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"Apple orchards were quickly established. (More About Farmington's Early Agriculture) Walton's Mill in winterFarmington Historical Society…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… and foremost timber, but also grains, hay, hops, apples, cheese, starch, wool. Over time, Oxford County gained recognition as one of the most…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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