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Wood Island Lighthouse, ca. 1910

Friends of Wood Island Light

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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District of Maine map, 1795

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… built for the transfer of goods to the trading vessels. Thomaston’s population increased from 799 in 1790 to 1402 in 1800."

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'Melissa Trask,' 1884

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"During those years, over 50 vessels were built in Surry, including 15 schooners, 5 barks and ten brigs."

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Champlain Society Camp Pemetic, Mount Desert Island, 1881

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… landed for his geography, and returning to our vessel at night. We have clambered up pathless glens to rugged summits; and we carried rations for…"

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SEE NOTE Detail of USGS Topographical Map of Bath, 2000

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… to survive and shift its production to other vessels such as the 32 fishing trawlers built for the French government."

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Harvesting grain, Skowhegan, ca. 1920

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… bean crocks, molasses jugs, milk pans and other vessels from the red clay of the nearby riverbanks."