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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…"

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…"

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…"

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…"

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."

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…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"… and Watts continued to build Down Easters and schooners in great numbers, employing large numbers of workers and tradesmen."

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"One of the largest Blue Hill vessels, the Ocean Ranger, was built in 1854. Blue Hill was an ideal location. It had lumber to build the ships, it had…"

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

"… captain, logging Savage family land, loading his schooners with lumber and trading in ports such as Boston, but also coasted as far South as…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… ships but most were two-masted brigs and schooners for the coastal trade. Captain Candage, one of 52 Blue Hill ship captains of the era, went to…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… He was the owner of the first ship, the schooner Dispatch, built in Hampden in 1793, and part owner of many other vessels."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"… two to three vessels annually, mostly small schooners or brigs ranging in size from 46 tons to the 335-ton Saratoga."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… over 50 vessels were built in Surry, including 15 schooners, 5 barks and ten brigs. A steamboat even docked at Steamboat Wharf on Contention Cove."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Indeed, the building of schooners carried Bath through the nationwide depression and into relative prosperity in the 1880s and 1890s."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Schooners brought supplies to islanders, who shipped surplus produce such as potatoes back to Boston on the same vessels."