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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Old Buildings

"Old Buildings Bonnie and Donnie Staples' house Minturn Schoolhouse The Tea Room Redmen's Hall Seaside Hall Andrew Smith Store…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Bonnie and Donnie Staples' house

"And on this side was some old post office boxes. And you had your numbers, you know, to get your mail out."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"The nation turned to coal, iron, and oil. Maine’s decreased role in the national trend toward industrial growth would later become an attraction when…"

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

"He was released from St. Pelagie in 1830, an old man who now knew the prison as his home. After three days of freedom, Swan set out to turn himself…"

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

"… shut down and all island students attended the old Harbor school. A new school was built in 1954, at the site of the current town office."

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

"… lists five pogey factories for rendering fish oil in town. Toward the end of the nineteenth century the in-shore fisheries, herring and lobster…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry

"Some of the old quarry pumps were in good condition, having been preserved over the decades by water, but deteriorated upon exposure to the air."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry

"… 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 Baird's…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - History Detectives

"Check out the exhibits below to see ways the students got involved: Old Buildings Exhibit Baird's Quarry Exhibit"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Holiday Events

"One such celebration was Memorial Day. Old and young would gather near the Veterans Memorial. There would be a parade, speeches and music."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Student genealogy

"They brought in photos of Fritz doing the old "twist and kiss" stone cutting move. Fritz Johnson, Swan's Island, ca. 1950."

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

"… 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 - Telephone communication

"… about the island telephone system took place in the 1960s. As you will hear in the audio, the phone system was old fashioned even for the '60s."

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

"1920Swan's Island Historical Society Young and old loved to spend time at the beach. There would be dips in the very cold water, but much of the…"

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

"… route and paid the mail carrier In 1894 this old mail route was discontinued and a steamboat company contracted to bring the mail daily from…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Andrew Smith Store

"… passed away in 1922, when Andrew was 65 years old. A year later he married Cora E. Staples (1858-1942), widow of Frederick Stockbridge."

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

"Many of the old ties have been broken as the generation that remembers "the old days" passes on. The island is not the same now as it was twenty…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 5 of 5

"It was heated by oil and an old-fashioned wood stove despite the two fireplaces, and has 14 acres surrounding it."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"Finally in 1985, the clay-oil surface was replaced with a smooth asphalt racing-surface. It is the only NASCAR-sanctioned racetrack in Maine.(3)…"

Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum

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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… the latest lamp using “modern” proprietary fuel oil shone brighter than ever. And that lens is still there."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"oil storage facility near the ball fields. But bad news cohabitated with good news – it seemed nothing could discourage the machinery of progress."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… result of unsupervised candles, lanterns, wood or oil stoves, or cigarettes from human hands. Rumford experienced numerous expensive fires."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"The old coal boilers were converted to oil-fired, and recovery burning boilers were added to retrieve costly chemicals."