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Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"… Twentieth Century Scenic view of Patten Bay, Surry, ca. 1960Surry Historical Society Changes By 1950, Surry's population had dropped to 448…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"… characterizes Surry's Friends of Morgan Bay who have worked tirelessly with the Blue Hill Heritage Trust to conserve 23 acres at the head of Morgan…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"Patten's Bay, Patten's Pond and Patten's Pond Stream were named after him. In Samuel Wasson's Journal of East Surry, he attributes Jonathan Flye, an…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… back from the rugged shores of a beautiful bay. No echo of human industry to break the silence of the savage region, only the red man and his wild…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… the code name Esther 74, was erected at Morgan's Bay. Surry volunteers maintained all night vigils in search of German boats and submarines."

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

"… was born November 17, 1841 and grew up on Morgan Bay Road in Surry, Maine. She was the only daughter of Benjamin and Jemima Lord and the youngest…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"The connections made with people coming back stage would end up forming the basis of strong friendships and many trips back and forth between…"

Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"… and teacher Lynn Bonsey has Surry roots reaching back several generations, which inspired her to help her middle level students discover how…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… Captain Benjamin Church arrived in Penobscot Bay with a company of men and landed on what came to be known as 700 Acre Island, a small island near…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… to be settled by the English was the Penobscot Bay region including what is now known as the town of Blue Hill."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… town, the charm of its situation, its sparkling bay, its inlets, its shores, its landscapes of hill, dale and plain…” The same qualities began to…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 1 of 4

"… "downeast" from the Boston colony to a sheltering bay at the foot of the blue hill. Armed with a grant issued by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"View of Pleasant Street and Blue Hill Bay, ca. 1850Blue Hill Public Library Sailing vessels were built in Blue Hill as early as 1792, but it was in…"

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… County Fair Collaboratively written by The Bay School's eighth grade: Noah Cimeno, Aphelion Crampton, Alexander Heilner, Loriman Looke, Finn…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… eight and nine merged into the "head of the bay district" in 1848. Like other schoolhouses, in the earlier years the school had had a wide age…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 3 of 7

"… Wabanaki sagamores to land around Merrymeeting Bay, the Androscoggin and Kennebec Rivers. The eight original Pejepscot Proprietors quickly founded…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 1 of 6

"The New Englanders’ ambitions to dominate the Dawnland frontier gained imperial backing in 1691, when a royal charter allowed the government at…"

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

"In the late 1960s and 1970s, this new migration to Blue Hill was swelled by devotees of the "back-to-the-land" movement."

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"… in the Pans, was formed in 1990, the story goes back to the early 1970’s. In 1973, Carl Chase heard a steel band play while he was visiting the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… and spend the weekend with his family and go back on Sunday night by train and be ready for work on Monday morning."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 2 of 7

"… The Kennebec Proprietors traced their title back to a 1629 grant by the Council of New England (granting land from King Charles I under a royal…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 1 of 7

"… of five Miles on the R Kennebeck & fifteen Miles Back..."Maine Historical Society The Kennebec Proprietors and Pejepscot Proprietors were two of…"

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"… bought by the government, hauled into the Casco Bay, and sank in the harbor as protection of enemy subs."

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