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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"… to and from this port.” City of Richmond steam ship, ca. 1882Maine Historical Society In 1884, a railroad extension from Bangor through…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"… bays or lakes (powered by oar, paddle, sail or steam)? Brave an island tour in a buckboard? Stroll a field and pick wildflowers? Some combination…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"Swan’s Island’s final steam boat, the North Haven, was commandeered for war service in 1941. Over sixty years of steam service, two captains and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"This steam could be used for producing electricity and, as a byproduct, could be sold for use in the paper plant."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… its first summer population in 1868 when the steam boats made regular trips between Bangor and Ryder Landing."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… was blessed by nature/With her harbor, hills and steams/The streams that furnished water power/Before days we knew of steam."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Operated by tidal power; later by steam 1850 • Census – population 3,000 • Three post offices – Lubec, W. Lubec, N."

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"… until very hot, and then cooling them to create steam. In the life cycle of the Abenakis, the way doctors and people delivered babies was very…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"… office building also had space for the Guilford Steam Laundry and D.H. Whiting & Sons Company. In this photo, the town of Guilford was preparing…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… the tracksNorth Yarmouth Historical Society Steam Rail Present day Route 9 was an important artery that joined Cumberland and North Yarmouth."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… (later known as the Canadian Pacific Railroad) steamed into town allowing for starch to be shipped south via New Brunswick."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… and beds, because Farmington also boasted a steam laundry. Farmington State Normal School, Farmington, 1870Farmington Historical Society…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… 1880 the era of sail had given way to the rise of steam powered vessels. A group of businessmen formed a committee to build wharves that would…"

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