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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early 1800s

"Early Thomaston, Maine c 1820Thomaston Historical Society Maine, from the United States Gazetteer, 1795Maine Historical Society In 1823 Gov."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Crew

"Candi's family goes back to some of the first English settlers to come to Swan's Island, the Sadlers."

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"… Island,” Maine Public Broadcasting’s coverage of Governor Baldacci’s apology. “A Quiet Apology,” in DownEast Magazine about the Maine State…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"It called attention to the suffering of public education in Maine due to an overwhelming amount of “incompetent teachers,” and set out terms for the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"Police first came to the island on a temporary basis, with a deputy sheriff in the summer and a constable for the rest of the year."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"The Bay of Fundy, the Maine coast, and even the Gulf of St. Lawrence were fishing grounds for the rest of the season."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"… 1874 until 1889 Swan’s Island fishing boats took first or second place in the Atlantic fleet for quantity of fish caught."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"The Honorable William King, Governor of the State, was elected Grand Master of Masons. The Governor, accompanied by the President of the Senate and…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room

"… beyond repair and lived in the corner room on the first floor which is now part of the seating area in the Tea Room."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… the proprietors of the railroad, the Governor of Maine, the Governor-General of Canada, Lord Lisgar, General Joshua L."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… later a presidential elector and candidate for governor of Maine. Jonathan Cilley, a United States Congressman and brilliant attorney, who lived a…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Governor Brann Ferry, Islesboro, ca. 1940Islesboro Historical Society Very soon, islanders saw the need for a boat that could transport several cars…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures cont'd

"… told me that her grandparents met for the first time in their mid-20s at the Seaside Hall. Her grandmother was from Atlantic and her grandfather…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Island Postmistresses

"Small. POSTOFFICES First Island PostmistressSwan's Island Historical Society For some fifty years after the settlement of this town there was…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Salmon industry

"The first deliveries of salmon smolt (baby salmon) were brought by the ferry, Everett Libby. The picture on the right shows the delivery of the smolt."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Odd Fellows Hall

"… Island, 1954Swan's Island Historical Society The first floor of the building contains an old ticket booth, a kitchen, and ample space for tables."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Quarrying

"At first there were small quarries along the ridges especially in Minturn and in the North of the island."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication

"Cables to the mainland were run first to Brooklin, then to Burnt Point, and lastly to Bass Harbor. A "cable call" was an expensive occurrence so it…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"Silsby was the first ferry to serve Swan’s Island, welcomed with a festive inaugural ceremony in July of 1960."

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

"Elected the next month as the state’s first governor, William served until May 1821 when President Monroe named him as a special minister to…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Stores

"In 1894 when the first steamboat began a daily trip between Swan’s Island and Rockland, supplies would be delivered by the steamboat."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Redmen's Hall

"… Sonny Sprague remembers crawling into the first floor compartment that housed the projector and playing 'submarine' as a child."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Seaside Hall

"When it was first constructed, Seaside Hall served as Atlantic's library. It was consistently used as a community center, hosting events such as…"