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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Knox purchased the remaining shares of confiscated land (some of the Waldo family members had made the mistake of remaining Loyalists, and their…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Our Resources

"… 76, 150 Main Road, 734.2253 www.maine.gov/local/waldo/islesboro/ LIVING RESOURCES For a list of Islesboro's "living resources," (individuals who…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… three miles in width, Islesboro is today part of Waldo County on the midcoast of Maine dividing East and West Penobscot Bays."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"Businesses and Cottage Industries map of Islesboro  Text by John Mitchell Blacksmith, Islesboro, ca."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Map of Islesboro

"… Map of Islesboro map of Islesboro  X"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"Schools map of Islesboro  Text by Ruth Hartley School Bell, Islesboro, ca. 1880Islesboro Historical Society After incorporating as a town in…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"Summer Resorts map of Islesboro  Text by Donna Seymour Seaside House Key Tag, Islesboro, ca. 1900Islesboro Historical Society Seaside…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"Water 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

"About Us Grindle Point Lighthouse X TEAM ISLESBORO’S PROCESS From the start, Islesboro stressed student participation and community involvement."

Belfast Historical Society

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Penobscot Marine Museum

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Davistown Museum

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Islesboro Historical Society

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Belfast Free Library

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Land Dealings

"… my wife, all the money which father Flucker and Waldo squeased out of the Broad-Bay Germans (settlers of the Waldo Patent in Waldoboro)” and “I…"

Waldoboro Fire Department

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"Waldo Street Area Waldo Street Fire slide show The Waldo Street Fire was, and still is, Rumford’s most serious fire."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell House

"… Daniel Webster, Franklin Peirce and Ralph Waldo Emerson. The Federal Period architected building spanned eighty-four feet on Second Street, rose…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Sources

"… in Maine; also including papers of Samuel Waldo, Thomas Flucker and Isaac Winslow. Originals at the Maine Historical Society Library, Collection…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"Samuel Waldo built the first limekiln in which to burn stone quarried from the former prison site for shipment to the Boston market."

Maine State Archives

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"… local farmer outside of Rumford Center, Waldo Pettengill, to act as his agent to procure 1400 acres of land."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 2 of 6

"… promoting a million-acre claim (later called the Waldo Patent) to the west of Penobscot Bay. For these proprietors and others like them who…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"Waldo Street Fire, Rumford, 1923Greater Rumford Area Historical Society The history of Rumford also has its share of tragedies, such as fires…"