Maine Memory Network

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… downstream to Sprague’s Cove and then shipped to far off lands. Area children were served by one school in the Sprague District."

Otisfield Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Israel Washburn), a temporary assembly and camp area in Portland’s East Deering, across the cove from the Marine Hospital (now Martin's Point)."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"He pitched his camp there. Then he returned to Gloucester for his family and set to work. Soon more settlers arrived, including James Richardson, who…"

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

"… went to jobs at the Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Bar Harbor during the 1930s helping build the infrastructure for Acadia National Park."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Lawrence Cannery Camps, North Lubec, 1955Lubec Memorial Library In 1880 Moses P. Lawrence, Henry Dodge and Julius Wolff established a sardine…"