Maine Memory Network

Friendship Museum

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry

"… that generated the steam power for the quarry tools. The kids even got to get their hands dirty as they excavated for artifacts near where the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry

"… drained in 2003, many treasures were found: old tools, items lost over the years by swimmers, even eels."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Resources

"Web. <http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/attach.php?id=97965&an=1>. Small, H. W. A History of Swan's Island, Maine . 2001 ed."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"Swan's Island artifact Partially chipped tool found on Swan's Island. X Artifacts such as arrowheads and stone tools have been unearthed over…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"… blowing nonstop till it ran out of steam and died away. Many of the workers just walked away from the hill, leaving tools and equipment behind."

Blue Hill, Maine - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team

"… class contributed the exhibit on Shipbuilding and Seafaring in Blue Hill. Students from Mr. Cole's and Ms."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… 1884Maine Historical Society Shipbuilding Seafaring enterprises played a major role in Surry's economy during the nineteenth century."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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