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Blue Hill Inn construction, Blue Hill, 1892

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… Point where they might be met by horse-drawn carriages to take them up Tenney Hill to George Stover's new Blue Hill Inn on what is now South…"

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Dedication of monument to Blue Hill's founders, 1910

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"Activities of the rusticators included carriage rides, sailing, hiking, tennis, golf, and elegant parties."

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Guilford Town Hall, ca. 1890

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"It was lost to fire in 1903, but part of the building was salvaged and relocated. The part of the building that remained is today operating as a…"

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Fales Edgarton House, Thomaston, ca. 1870

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"We would watch the milkman come with a horse and carriage. It wasn’t very sanitary I don’t believe. Are there any similarities between now and then…"

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Members of the Lawrence family at Riverside Farm, North Yarmouth, 1895

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"Horse-drawn carriages and wagons were fundamental to our farms; they were an essential mode of transportation and would remain so into the early…"

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Survey Chart, Islesboro, 1884

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Carriages, wagons, buckboards, sleighs, and four-runner sleds were driven by one or two horses. Dark Harbor Wharf, Islesboro, 1917Islesboro…"