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Site Pages
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Farming
"Farming Walter Joyce comparing height of corn, Swan's Island, ca. 1930Swan's Island Historical Society Farming was always a part of the fabric…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Seaside Hall
"Seaside Hall View of Atlantic, Swan's Island, 1916Swan's Island Historical Society Seaside Hall was built by the Atlantic Improvement Society…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Dance
"Dance Musicians for dances at Mertic Morrison's restaurant, Swan's Island, ca.1968Swan's Island Historical Society Dancing was also a popular…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel
"Ocean View Hotel Ocean View Hotel porch, Swan's Island, ca. 1900Swan's Island Historical Society The Ocean View Hotel was located at 241…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play
"Islanders At Play Text by Beverly McAloon Audios created and produced by Meghan Vigeant Images from Swan's Island Historical Society Swan’s Island…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication
"Telephone communication In 1896 two store owners, H.W. Joyce in Atlantic and Isaac W. Stinson in Swan's Island Village, had a telephone line between…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town
"Running the Town Decades went by before a woman served in a municipal office. In 1929 Bessie Joyce was listed as a member of the Superintending…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - -Across the Sea- a history through transportation
"-Across the Sea- a history through transportation Text by Kate Webber Images from the Swan's Island Historical Society Four men line fishing…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures
"Summer Pleasures Dale Stockbridge and Galen Turner, Swan's Island, ca. 1965Swan's Island Historical Society Playing at the beach, Swan's…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts
"Women's Firsts Text by Candis Joyce Photos courtesy of the Swan's Island Historical Society As in many rural towns and villages, island women’s…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Playing at the pond
"Playing at the pond Although Baird's Quarry was kept drained during its working seasons, once operations closed down for the winter it was always…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - History Detectives
"History Detectives Native American artifact presentation Special guest Barbara Francis teaches the History Detectives club about uses of Native…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room
"The Tea Room Clevie and Mary Trask, Swan's Island, ca. 1940Swan's Island Historical Society 253 Harbor Road is now known best as the popular…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry
"Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry Waiting for the first ferry run, Swan's Island, 1960Swan's Island Historical Society The William S."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Exhibits
"Exhibits Staples brothers waiting for the bus, Swan's Island, ca. 1955Swan's Island Historical Society In creating our exhibits, especially…"
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"… astounding beauty of Mount Desert Island’s bare granite mountaintops, its mix of boreal and deciduous forests, clear lakes, and bold seashore."
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block
"… Block had gable roofs and walls made out of granite, brick, terra-cotta, dentil moldings and soldier bricks."
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall
"… structure made of limestone and bricks with a granite foundation. There are columns at its entrance to define the curved front; above these columns…"
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Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry
"Some of these included granite mined in East Blue Hill, lumber, ice from local ponds that was shipped in sawdust to keep from melting, and fish."
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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4
"Former land and loading dock of the Blue Hill Granite Company were purchased and a clubhouse built in 1948."
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Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3
"… in Capitol Park, where his grave is marked by a granite tomb and monument. In addition to his public life, Governor Lincoln was a man of literary…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell
"The house, which was perched only on granite cornerstones and blocks had no central heat, just a large cook stove with copper hot water tank in the…"
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Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2
"… In conclusion Miss Evelyn Pike unveiled a black granite tablet. The monument is on the Pleasant Street edge of the park, and reads “Lubec…"
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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head
"… their families adjacent to the tower and the granite Easternmost Point marker. Those in summer enter the Visitor Center, long desired by the State…"