Keywords: Swan Island
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel
"Ocean View Hotel, Swan's Island, ca. 1930Swan's Island Historical Society Island resident Marion Stinson remembers the hotel: "Mom took me to one…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - History Detectives
"The club met after school to solve 'mysteries' with island artifacts, play games, work on exhibits, act out historical scenes, and learn from local…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication
"1950Swan's Island Historical Society Telephones for family use arrived on the island during the 1920s."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The McCormick house
"… is now the home of Theo McCormick, who moved to Swan's Island with her late husband Stephen McCormick, the longtime radio and television…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry
"… got together to drain the Quarry Pond in Minturn, Swan's Island. The project was started to improve the quality of the pond's swimming water."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history
"1900 Swan's Island Historical Society Many workers came from European countries, and to meet the needs of a rising population, boarding houses 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 - Summer Pleasures cont'd
"1925Swan's Island Historical Society Ice cream socials were also popular in the 1940s occurring when islanders walked to places like the Seaside…"
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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 - 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 - -Across the Sea- a history through transportation
"1910Swan's Island Historical Society What is life like on a Maine island? What sort of person chooses to place six miles of water between themselves…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Exhibits
"1955Swan's Island Historical Society In creating our exhibits, especially the islanders at work and play exhibits, we have had to work with scant…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Playing at the pond
"… Swan's Island, 1949Swan's Island Historical Society Swimmers at the Quarry Pond, Swan's Island, ca. 1960Swan's Island Historical Society"
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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 - 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."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Bonnie and Donnie Staples' house
"Maynard Staples at his store, Swan's Island, 1966Swan's Island Historical Society Island resident Carolyn Martin describes the store experience…"
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"1870 James Joyce II's father came to Swan's Island to fish for mackerel in the early 1800's. Swan's Island Historical Society Early settlers…"
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"… Island artifact Partially chipped tool found on Swan's Island. X Artifacts such as arrowheads and stone tools have been unearthed over the…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII
"Model T. Ford by E.R. Spurling's Store, Swan's Island, ca. 1925Swan's Island Historical Society Island stores received regular supplies from the…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends
"Those who served our island in the capacity of nurse that followed Miss Douglass are Ruth Osborne, Ann Calley, Leila Whitehill, Helen Bernstoff…"
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"Mohler-Dewsnap family, Swan's Island, ca. 1950Swan's Island Historical Society This period also saw a change in the nature of "summer people" on the…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town
"There was not another woman in this position until Nancy Carter was elected in 2004. Velma Morse HolmesSwan's Island Historical Society The…"
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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…"
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Swan's Island Historical Society
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