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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…"

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…"

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…"

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 - Exhibits

"Exhibits Staples brothers waiting for the bus, Swan's Island, ca. 1955Swan's Island Historical Society In creating our exhibits, especially…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 2 of 2

"The wharf played an important role in Hallowell's shipping and trade industry. Hallowell-Chelsea Ferry, Kennebec River, ca."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"Early 1600s ships' logs had accounts of fishing and fur trading along the coast. Fish, particularly cod, was abundant and a very profitable commodity…"

Historic Hallowell - More About the Johnson Brothers

"… rapidly in Hallowell  that its shoes were being shipped across the country. There was so much demand for the shoes that the factory had reached 450…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Cities of Smoke and Soot

"Behind the industrial background of these two cities lays a history of raging fires that have consumed landmark buildings, businesses and even entire…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… was floated downstream to Sprague’s Cove and then shipped to far off lands. Area children were served by one school in the Sprague District."

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"Although whaling ships were built here and used in Massachusetts, only four or five of them ever left a Maine port to go on a whaling voyage."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… clams from diggers, but they developed a cottage industry. Residents were hired to cut clams and paid by the gallon of meat produced."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"It was a typical colonial American town, well placed along trade routes and a bustling hub. Lumber was one of the earliest and most successful…"

Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"Various cottage industries sprang up around the town, residential development expanded, and the “Back to the Land” movement brought some newcomers to…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"… year's plethora of information included maps, a ships manifest, newspaper articles, history of the Vaughan Woods and Homestead, annual reports…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilders, Sailors and Whaling Men

"… who soon realized that all you needed to build ships on the Kennebec was a stand of timber, a sloping bank and a little good water."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 2 of 2

"More development has taken place in the industrial and shopping parks on the western end of town, and investments in new schools have been made."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"Not defeated, however, they missed only three shipping days and quickly rallied, working non-stop for several weeks until full operations were…"

Historic Hallowell - Natural Resource to Finished Product

"… 6x8 inches, sold for 20 cents apiece and were shipped out in 50-60 ton quantities. The overhead walk at the top of the photo connected the office…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"No echo of human industry to break the silence of the savage region, only the red man and his wild beast companions wandering in undisputed…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"… Transportation Text by David Thibodeau Ship Compass, Islesboro, ca. 1940Islesboro Historical Society SInce arriving in the 18th century…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - About Us

"… Summer Resorts (Recreation), Businesses/Cottage Industries (Land Use), Water Transportation (Transportation), and Early Settlements (Settlements)."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… a law requiring the taxing of real estate for the building of school houses, and repairing the same in districts where they are situated, and the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"… both sides, then cut to sheet size, package, and ship to the customer. Expansion was needed, such that 12 coaters were in operation by 1930."