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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"Larger fiberglass boats; more powerful diesel engines; and modern equipment, such as hydraulic pot haulers, GPS, radar, etc., enable the lobster…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Shipyard, located on Water Street, launched a number of schooners and barkentines in the 1860s and '70s. Among them were the Lizzie B."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… ship built in Lubec – Charles Sears 1879 • Number of active weirs down to 31 • 74 smokehouses remain in Lubec – many idle or little used Lubec…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"Quite a number, however, come from the islands in the vicinity of Eastport and Lubec to work in the canneries in the summer and fall” (p. 87)."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"… at the Andersonville National Cemetery in grave number 10421. The Strong Grand Army of the Republic Post was named after him."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… sufficient enough to offset losses in passenger numbers and passenger service was terminated. Passenger service was reinstituted recently with the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"The Chief Engineer, Joseph W. Taney, and his crew surveyed the route and began construction. The company ran short of funds and the building ceased."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… that the village of Lincoln was on fire and an engine was wanted from this city… the whole village was in danger of burning if help was not…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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