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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Odd Fellows Hall
"Odd Fellows Hall Odd Fellows Hall after repairs, Swan's Island, ca. 1985Swan's Island Historical Society The Independent Order of Odd Fellows…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Winter Fun
"Winter Fun Four skaters on Goose Pond, Swan's Island, ca. 1924Swan's Island Historical Society Winters would also be a time to find islanders…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Stores
"Stores Laura Sprague in Atlantic store, Swan's Island, ca. 1940Swan's Island Historical Society During the early 1900s the population in each…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry
"Kids at the quarry Swan's Island 3-5 grade class on an old quarry boilerSwan's Island Historical Society Kim Colbeth's 3-5 grade class visited…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry
"Draining the quarry Men draining the Quarry Pond X On July 27, 2003, a group of Swan's Islanders got together to drain the Quarry Pond in…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Redmen's Hall
"Redmen's Hall Waterfront with steamboat, Swan's Island, ca. 1920Swan's Island Historical Society The Improved Order of Red Men was a national…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Island Postmistresses
"Island Postmistresses The following is an extract from The History of Swan's Island by Dr. H. W. Small."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Salmon industry
"Salmon industry Salmon pens off Swan's Island, ca. 1990Swan's Island Historical Society Swan’s Island was home to an Atlantic salmon farm and…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Quarrying
"Quarrying Quarry men after work, Swan's Island, ca. 1900Swan's Island Historical Society Granite quarrying was a successful industry on Swan’s…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Theater
"Theater Dressing up, Swan's Island, ca. 1930Swan's Island Historical Society Theatrical performances often focused on raising money to…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Andrew Smith Store
"Andrew Smith Store Andrew Smith's store, Swan's Island, ca. 1940Swan's Island Historical Society Captain Andrew C."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Farming
"Farming Walter Joyce comparing height of corn, Swan's Island, ca. 1930Swan's Island Historical Society Farming was always a part of the fabric…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Seaside Hall
"Seaside Hall View of Atlantic, Swan's Island, 1916Swan's Island Historical Society Seaside Hall was built by the Atlantic Improvement Society…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication
"Telephone communication In 1896 two store owners, H.W. Joyce in Atlantic and Isaac W. Stinson in Swan's Island Village, had a telephone line between…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures
"Summer Pleasures Dale Stockbridge and Galen Turner, Swan's Island, ca. 1965Swan's Island Historical Society Playing at the beach, Swan's…"
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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…"
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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…"
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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…"
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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."
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"No hotels. No spas. No second homes or cottages. Nothing. Ironically, a few descendants now store some of their lobster traps and fishing gear there."
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Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun
"… called Maplewood Park because of the Maplewood Hotel and its maple trees which were located on the site."
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education
"… Newspaper) The Willows The Willows Hotel, Farmington, ca. 1885Farmington Historical Society Perhaps higher education for girls was less…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor
"… place “alive with vehicles and tooters for the hotels, who swept them up in buckboards and whirled them at a gallop to their hotels.” -Harper’s New…"
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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park
"… performers often boarded at private homes or area hotels, which provided a boost to the local economy."