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Dedication of monument to Blue Hill's founders, 1910

Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

".---(SORL) Duncan, R. Coastal Maine: A Maritime History, 1992. Fischer, D.A. Albion’s Seed: Four British Folkways in America, 1989. Fisher, Jonathan."

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Howard House, Bangor, 1869

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Coastal ships carried this cache to eastern coastal cities for distribution across America. Bangor's river location defined its character; the lumber…"

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Class in front of Blue Hill Academy, Blue Hill, 1893

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"The town of Blue Hill was and is a bustling coastal community. Even in the 1700s, Blue Hill was an appealing place to settle."

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Dedication of monument to Blue Hill's founders, 1910

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… get away from dirty cities and breathe fresh coastal air. Later, the 1950’s polio scare influenced this trend."

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Main Street, Walnut Hill, North Yarmouth, 1910

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… the small settlement of ancient North Yarmouth's coastal village of Yarmouth to the early inland settlement of Walnut Hill in present-day North…"