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United Society of Shakers

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"… of Strong were shipped to markets all over the world. Forster Manufacturing Co. Forster's Toothpick MillStrong Historical Society Charles…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"During our ancestors’ time, the outside world was kept at a distance by the means of travel during the time period."

Mercy Hospital - School of Nursing - Page 1 of 3

"(After World War II, Mercy Hospital School of Nursing discontinued the practice, and the program remained all female until the 1960s.) When Ruth…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Gridley Barrows

"Gridley Barrows served in the Pacific during World War II, attaining the rank of lieutenant commander in the navy."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Background

"… engage transcription volunteers from around the world. At present, the project is on track to transcribe upwards of 75% of content by the project's…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"More on the Old Ell During World War II, following the deaths of both John C. and Emily N. Savage, the Old Ell came into the ownership of their only…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… modeled after famous bridges throughout the world, added shrubs and trees creating a virtual arboretum on the 10 acres of the school grounds."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"… the Meeting House Park: facing Main Street, the World War II Honor Roll lists the men from Farmington who served."

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… a passenger and freight steamer from the outside world. The truckmen will please take off their hats while reading this list.” S.S."

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… Tree and broadcasting a special message to the world. The pageant ran from December 23 to December 31 with states, territories, and even foreign…"

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

"… five commercial dairies in town before the Second World War. Blueberries were always a commercial crop, some hand picked by local residents and…"

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

"… occasional sailboat connecting them to the larger world. After a number of failed speculations, Swan was imprisoned in Paris, France for twenty-two…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… wanted to travel and sell his gum all around the world. Two years later, he and his father began a business and moved to Bangor which was a much…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… back to Europe in 1924 where he stayed until World War II. He returned to the U.S. and gave his last public performance in 1947, the same year the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"During World War II, an extension was built to the Presque Isle Air Force Base. This substation on Munson Hill, pictured in1909, was 5 miles north of…"

Life on a Tidal River - William S. Cohen, The Man and the School

"… is one of the most influential people in the world,” said the Bangor superintendent, James Doughty."

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"Back in 1890, Bass Park brought Nelson, a world-class stallion, to the racetrack. During this time, Nelson raced one mile on the half-mile track in…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"… one a highly trained patrician leader in an elite world, the other a self-taught and experimental Maine native – was a professional one. When Ms."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"After joining the US Navy as a Sea Bee during World War II, Donald met and married Marguerite Hodgkins in 1946."

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

"Capa, Cornell. Frank Bergen’s World of Mirth Carnival. Time’s Collection on Google Images. N.p.: Life Magazine, 1948."

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… writers of prose and poetry burst upon the world...from about 1810 to 1820 the bookstore hung out a pasteboard every week or so with …a long list…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"After World War II, the refrigerators were invented which took on the role of storing and making ice."