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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Library Due to increases in retail activity, fishing and fish processing employment opportunities, shipping and farming, Lubec’s population grew…"

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

"Occasionally, when winter fishing or fishing in very deep water, one line had two traps (doubles); but most of the time only single traps were on a…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4

"… fish and shellfish; it is a resting place for migrating birds; and it acts as a filter or sponge for both the salt and freshwater meeting within…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"This outward migration, in addition to the centralization of activities at Historical Society, Islesboro Central School, Alice L."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research

"So many Maine soldiers perished or migrated as a result of the War that the rural population was affected."

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

"… life or to join family members who had also migrated. Isaiah WelchStrong Historical Society Isaiah Welch also served in the First Maine…"

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

"New In-migrations since the 1950s. A series of migrations from urban areas along the Eastern Seaboard and as far west as California has brought new…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"… numerous family band affiliations and frequent migrations between villages.” (Ghere, 513) Wood Island and lighthouse, Biddeford Pool, ca."

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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… East Surry men, along with other Mainers, were migrating to California to use their foresting experience felling Redwoods."