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Cumberland Historical Society

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"The soil is rich and supports farming even today. With such fertility and abundance, it is no wonder that humans have lived and flourished here for…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island

"Besides building their homes, these families farmed, fished, dug clams and sold wood to ships which arrived here from distant places."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"Men and women built small farms along the fertile banks of the river, grew crops and raised livestock for themselves and to trade."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 2 of 3

"Cummings. The doctor built this island farm in 1856. The previous year Solomon Hanscomb and his two sons discovered a jug filled with fifty-two…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… and very capably, tackled many tasks at home of farming, child rearing, cooking, and caring for the sick, elderly, and dead."

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"… and early 19th century settlers carved homes and farms from the wilderness. They used waterpower from the fast flowing Kennebec River and the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"… marsh; Southgate, on the Portland end of Dow’s farm; Dunstan, near the Dunstan trolley barn; and Bryants, the Scarborough-Saco town line."

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

"One group of these new residents bought property on the ridge above South Street and established "Circle Farm." They grew much of their own food and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… of fish and game, timber, waterpower, and farm land. The hamlets they founded grew into towns that were incorporated between 1793 and 1843."

Bangor Public Library

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Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… fresh produce and dairy products from local farms. The Homestead offered activities, like sailing expeditions, music, and picnic excursions."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"The small farm buildings, used to store ice through the summer, were recognized by their thick, insulated walls and few windows."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"The small farm buildings, used to store ice through the summer, were recognized by their thick, insulated walls and few windows."

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

"The Darlings selected a spot on the farm of Sylvanus Douglass to put down a shaft. Holt’s store became a hotel."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… folk art, the greater Bangor area, gardening and farming, transportation, education, politics, dance and music, religion, the Civil War era, Irish…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"Curtis hired farm boys to go out in the woods and gather the sap. Scraping the resin from the trees was painstaking work, and bits of bark, twigs…"

Acadian Archives

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"The rocky land was not easy to farm but they managed to grow rye, corn, beans, potatoes and other vegetables to survive."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… it is understood the first settlers subsisted by farming and fishing, little documented information is known about the early businesses and trades…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… was a highly sought commodity used to lime farm fields and finish interior walls. The gypsum and grinding stones to supply the mills were among the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… islanders continued to live as best they could, farming and fishing as they had done since the island was first settled."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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