Keywords: fishing industry
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Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 4 of 4
"459). He observed dip nets used to take the fish out of the brine, so they could be taken to the benches where “stringers” were working."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry
"They searched for signs of the once-busy industry, from iron spikes left in the granite to boilers that generated the steam power for the quarry…"
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview
"Fish and clams were plentiful, as well as wild duck. Wildlife included fox and mink. Deer arrived in the 1930s and are now abundant."
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Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax
"… was purchased by he Standard Sardine Company and fish was processed there for several years. This photo, taken around 1930, also shows the house…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4
"Occasionally, when winter fishing or fishing in very deep water, one line had two traps (doubles); but most of the time only single traps were on a…"
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Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry
"… was shipped in sawdust to keep from melting, and fish. The Tradition Continues...... Webber's Cove Boat Yard in East Blue Hill, owned and operated…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry
"… to see the rusting remains of the once-busy industry, dug in the dirt for artifacts, and learned about their own family connections to quarry…"
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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…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4
"… Pine Point never has been home port to any large fishing vessels, but it’s likely that some Scarborough men fished off shore on commercial vessels…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Quarrying
"… Society Granite quarrying was a successful industry on Swan’s Island from the 1890s to the late 1920s when the depression took hold."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel
"The Ocean View hotel was open throughout the 1920s but it was shut down during the Depression, along with many of the island's industries."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4
"… opened the Pine Point Seafood Market and sold fish, lobsters, clams and other seafood. By 1971 the market moved to a larger building on the…"
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation
"… and types, from rowboats and small sailboats, to fishing boats were used for this purpose. Sieur de Monts Steamboat, Islesboro, ca."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4
"It is home to a variety of birds, fish, shellfish and mammals that either live their entire lives or live parts of their life cycles in the marsh; it…"
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"Despite the decrease in industry and communication and the confusion of post-war life, the island made the shift to modern utilities and once again…"
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements
"… third of the land was good for farming, but the fishing was excellent. Travel was difficult at all times but especially in winter on roads built…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2
"Lumber and fish were bought and sold; fishing fleets sailed to the Grand Banks fishing grounds; and ships sailed to England, the West Indies and…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4
"Here the Sokokis Indians found an abundance of fish, shellfish, waterfowl and other natural resources as they hunted, trapped, clammed and fished in…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4
"People said to have had a Litchfield fishing rod were Henry Ford, William R. Hearst and the Duchess of Windsor."
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3
"… of summer trips describe the social aspects of fishing trips, gear used and fish harvested. Later on she would discuss in detail efforts to…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2
"Work began and by the next spring Harold was back fishing from the Cappy. In a later diary entry, Queenie commented on the Cappy being repaired."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4
"… the menu added bread, butter, meat, clam or fish chowder, and donuts. At that point, hot lunch cost from six to twelve cents a meal."
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - About Us
"… Summer Resorts (Recreation), Businesses/Cottage Industries (Land Use), Water Transportation (Transportation), and Early Settlements (Settlements)."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Student genealogy
"Student genealogy Fritz Johnson, Swan's Island, ca. 1925Swan's Island Historical Society As members of a small island school, many of Swan's…"