Keywords: English navigator
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Site Pages
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Historic Hallowell - Seaport on the Kennebec
"… with capable officers and crews, established a Navigation School at the Academy to teach advanced mathematics to boys who wished to pursue careers…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative
"… but Captain George Waymouth, an early English navigator, renamed the river the Georges—often interchanged with the St."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding
"… being built in Thomaston, English ships were navigating the George's River to reach the dense inland forests."
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"… Biddeford's coastal location and partially navigable river meant that it was noticed quite early by Europeans."
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Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation
"… tontine buildings, canals, land speculations, navigation, agricultural societies, India trade, turnpikes, physics, brick machines etc., bridges…"
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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill
"A common course for young men was navigation. This prepared them for marine navigation and exploration, and taught them outdoor skills; things a…"
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview
"… the island by water was easier than trying to navigate trails prior to the establishment of roads."