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First Postmaster of Minturn, a village on Swan's Island, ca. 1910

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

"… First Island PostmistressSwan's Island Historical Society For some fifty years after the settlement of this town there was no postoffice here Such…"

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

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

"… Bearor Images from New Portland Historical Society The East Village is the smallest village of the three which make up the town of New Portland…"

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Tilting Rock Pamphlet, Acadia National Park-Day Mountain, Seal Harbor, ca. 1960

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 6 of 6

"… of access to the Mount Desert Island Historical Society were used to develop this history. Of particular importance are materials and memories from…"

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Augustus Chase Savage & Family, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1890

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"1890Mount Desert Island Historical Society Text by Samuel Savage McGee and Betsy Hewlett Families on Mount Desert Island form the connecting web…"

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Northeast Harbor Basketball Team, ca. 1921

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… ca early 1930'sMount Desert Island Historical Society Basketball Takes Hold and Rivalries Grow Well into the first half of the twentieth century…"

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Building of Arts, Bar Harbor, ca. 1930

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… Festival, Bar Harbor, 1920Bar Harbor Historical Society To match its impressive roster, the Building of the Arts was an impressive structure."

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Granite mountains, Mount Desert, 1837

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"… mountains, Mount Desert, 1837Maine Historical Society While exploring Mount Desert as a place “to carry on the fishing business,” Abraham Somes…"

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Glooskap and Keanke spearing the whale, 1884

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"… Keanke spearing the whale, 1884Maine Historical Society The human history of Mount Desert Island began thousands of years ago when the ancestors…"