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Portland Public Library

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"… and ledges shadowed by fields and a mixed wood forest. The preserve contains three miles of public walking trails."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… the fair-goers to flee to the safety of their homes. They did not realize that they had crossed that bridge for the last time."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… large dried codfish, which customers would take home to hang in their cellars. In January, 1866, the store burned, but a portion was saved by a…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"… day! When he began to take cases into his own home, his wife assisted him. When mill owner Charles Forster died, his estate funded a 16-bed…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"The area was heavily forested, much of it with tall pines ideally suited for masts and straight boards for the ships of the King’s Royal Navy."

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

"Back then you had to walk home if you didn’t have a horse to ride. At age 37, Rufus Brackley died on that walk home."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… of land should then be placed in the charge of a forester and his assistants; the lakes and streams should be stocked with valuable fish; the…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"The men would ready their snow equipment, and set out at different times to go deep forest hunting. From deep wood teepees they would track deer…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"… cut hay in the salt marshes and turned ancient forest trails into paths and dirt roads. I mean now to give you a history of my discovering of the…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… mills, one of the first manufacturers utilizing forest products on a large scale was Guilford Lumber Company, makers of box shooks (the sides of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… mountaintops, its mix of boreal and deciduous forests, clear lakes, and bold seashore. The artists were the forerunners of this group and several…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… 3 across from the Inn to northward as far as Forest Hill Cemetery, came into the joint ownership of Mame and her two surviving brothers, Richard M…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… although the surrounding area was still heavily forested. Shipbuilding activity picked up on the river, and wharves were built for the transfer of…"

Acadia National Park

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Historic Hallowell - Logging

"… also contained floating logs timbered from nearby forests. On each log was an identity mark, so the pickers and sorters could identify the logs…"

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"… to build their own house with the wood from the forest, and to have extra farming land. They chose Lincoln for all of those reasons."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… passed through the area, taking advantage of the forest and sea. Champlain voyaged along this coast in 1604, naming islands as he traveled."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"His home and library were burned and items were stolen. The tribe felt justified at this point to take their revenge by attacking settlements in the…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"… roughed out seven miles of road; cut 180 acres of forest (of which 100 acres were burned off and readied for planting); and built 26 houses and a…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… tramping across the bare summits and through the forest, all the while collecting and observing natural history."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"To negotiate the heavily forested hills, roads were built to accommodate a stage line that connected East Dixfield with Dixfield Common, thence to…"

Mercy Hospital - McAuley Residence

"… in 1997, when the Mercy Recovery program moved to Forest Avenue. Hoping to expand McAuley, Sister Mary Laboure Morin, President of the Portland…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… Merrill Knight made the first clearing in the forest during the summer of 1794, cutting trees for burning and for building, while his family…"