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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…"

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…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"Plenty of trees and finished lumber were available. The first sawmill was built on Union River in 1768, and soon after, sawmills appeared on Patten…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… Indies, “trading largely in sugar, molasses and lumber principally.” He was the owner of the first ship, the schooner Dispatch, built in Hampden in…"

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"The saw mill would make the logs in different shapes and sizes, so they could sell the logs to citizens who were in need of lumber."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"… and many others took advantage of the local lumber, with all three villages housing mills. Another item related to sawmills is that of ice houses…"

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"Bangor became the lumber capital of the world. boat pulling logs across Moosehead Lake X Logging started with the contractor- he selected the…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"On June 17, 1912 this mill district burned and a stock company was formed and Mr. C.H. Bartlett soon rebuilt a modern wood turning plant."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"In 1905, while searching for lumber, he found a holding ground for lumber up on the Aroostook River towards Washburn."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"The last drive was in 1976, and huge logging trucks have replaced the river in the transporting of logs to the mills."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The mill was powered by water from the dam across the Presque Isle Stream. Shingles, clapboards, and laths were shipped to the Boston market while…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"They were truly "summering" in Maine. Lumber Mill at the Mill Pond, Somesville, ca. 1905Mount Desert Island Historical Society Somesville was…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"Mill Creek, Islesboro, ca. 1900Islesboro Historical Society MILL CREEK The small settlement of Mill Creek was located between Dark Harbor Village…"

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

"In her letters to John when he was away at a lumber camp in winter, Ida describes daily challenges: the cow drying up, firewood stolen from the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… Porter in Topsham, where they opened a store and lumber and shipbuilding business. Beginning in 1795, he became active in local politics…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… people benefited from labor opportunities in lumbering and agriculture. They produced ash tool handles, canoes and paddles, and the ash baskets for…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"The lumber trade, which had been the prinicipal means for purchasing provisions was in enemy hands. Food was practically non-existent."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… having a small work force, and lack of lumber, sawmills and woodworking machinery, Islesboro never achieved the same success enjoyed by many…"

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