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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… established in the 17th century by fishermen and fur traders were supplanted by more stable farming settlements."

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Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… sable, and various species of animals yielding furs which afforded liberal encouragement…” to the aboriginal population."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… and the resulting international trade in fish, furs and lumber led to the boom period of 19th-century wooden shipbuilding."