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Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… captain would write it all down in his captains log which contains the item, how much it costs, and how many there is of the item."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"Goods were needed to support the agricultural and logging businesses. One newspaper article states, “Due to the amount of livestock, it takes a lot…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry on the Bombahook Citations

"Web. 03 May 2011. <http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logging>. Snell, Katherine H and Vincent P. Ledew. Historic Hallowell."

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73 Log Cabin, New Sweden, 1938New Sweden Historical Society In 1870, the original 160-acre lots were…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"Champlain Club camp and yacht log, Mount Desert Island, 1880Mount Desert Island Historical Society They spent their days sailing and rowing across…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"… bigger and thicker ones were used for the softest logs while the thinner axes were used for the hardest logs."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… In 1795, an East Surry schoolmaster went from log house to log house teaching the pupils one-on-one to know the letters and to say the catechism."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"The thundering logs swept everything before them until they reached the dam just below the bridge. At this point on the river were located the mills…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"… followed the trail to the last house, which was log and belonged to Mr. Rumford Smith. They followed a west-north-west compass route and crossed…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"… settlers busied themselves with fishing, logging, farming, and boatbuilding. They set up fish weirs and fences."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Third Generation and Beyond

"… portion of Lot 67, likely by rolling them on logs or skids and with the help of family members and a team of oxen. A.C."

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"Captured logs and buildings on rafts belong to the Hallowell Steam and Boom Company. The Hallowell Cotton Mill can be seen in the background."

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3

"… appeared there wouldn’t be enough water to drive logs. One night it rained all night and the wind blew very hard."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 1 of 6

"… forming coastal outposts devoted to fishing, logging, and fur trading. Wabanaki leaders hesitantly welcomed many of these colonists and sought to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… later, when carpenter William Roberts built a log cabin close to the beach. John Clement, a cooper, brought his family five years later."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"Aghast at the prospect of a logging operation along the main road into Asticou and Northeast Harbor, Charles travelled to New York City in the night…"

Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec Citations

"N.p.: n.p., n.d. Harris, Larry. Logging Tools. n.d. 11 Apr. 2011 <http://www.theaxehole.com/the_axe_hole_april_2011_006.htm>. Jackson, Gordan."

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"Along with ice, logs flowed down the river and created a dam, causing the water to back up. When the water overflowed onto the banks, the Great…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"… Ira and his crew put 5,000,000 feet of pine logs in the water. That is enough to run the mill for three to four years."

Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"… Pictures Early ferries were flat and made of logs; the logs were placed side by side like a flat boat."

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"Even then, he still logged. Evidently, logging was a very big part of his life. Drawing of the Corro House, built by Jacob Stinchfield Drawn by…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"… 1901 a dam was created to be able to send large logs down the river to send them right to the lumber company."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"… in putting down roots, building a primitive log cabin structure near the East side of Harbor Brook where it outlets into the ocean."