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Blue Hill, Maine - Brooksville to Castine Ferry, 1907

"Brooksville to Castine Ferry, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description A ferry boat that traveled from Brooksville to…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"… style Unitarian-Universalist Church of 1831-32 in Castine. George W. Bourne House, Kennebunk, ca."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Liz, widow Clark, Bangor, 1848

"… Description Liz, about 20, and widow Clark from Castine, about 25, appeared in Bangor in the winter of 1848."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812

"In 1779, after taking Castine, the British chased the fleeing American ships the Vengeance and the General Putnam."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… first juror from Surry to serve at court in Castine. Moses Hammond, Surry's first Trial Justice, who received his appointment from Governor King…"

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

"… a land rush in the 1760s along the coast between Castine and Calais. The population of colonial America was doubling with each generation."

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

"… result there were no lasting settlements east of Castine. In the 1750’s the British won the third French and Indian War."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"… by steamboat from Islesboro to Rockland and Castine but these services were never consistent in terms of year-round transportation."

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

"… Hill, Newbury Neck, Blue Hill Mountain or Castine. There were tennis courts and, in the evening, the Inn’s own orchestra played at dinner and…"

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… places such as Mount Desert Island, Blue Hill and Castine. The Playhouse offered some elegance and culture in a charming rustic setting."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… worked hard to have the county seat changed from Castine to Hampden, but he proved unsuccessful in that venture as well."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"… the proposal failed and the school was built in Castine instead. The year 1871 brought renewed hope to those connected with the Academy because the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"British forces occupied Castine, three miles east of Islesboro across the Penobscot Bay, and much of eastern Maine."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"The people of Castine were disappointed, since they had sent a request for a high school similar to that of Blue Hill."

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"Maine would later establish normal schools in Castine, Farmington, and elsewhere to provide college-level educations to teachers."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"When the British seized control of Castine in 1779 and American revolutionaries scuttled much of its navy in the Penobscot River, some settlers…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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