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West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"… beach and ledges shadowed by fields and a mixed wood forest. The preserve contains three miles of public walking trails."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… the streets in winter, exploring the surrounding woods, and playing in the brook in summer. The Flood of 1936, Ridlonville to Rumford…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel

"… Iron Works." The large furnace was fueled by wood, cut nearby and turned into charcoal. Throughout the history of iron making at the site, problems…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 2 of 2

"He was the Surveyor of the King's Woods in the 1750s. Moses was a colonel in the Revolutionary army and fought at Bunker hill and in New York."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 3 of 5

"… the governorship of the Surveyor of the King’s Woods, David Dunbar. While the idea of a separate colony quickly lost favor and was rejected by…"

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"… to work when I saw a lot of fallen trees in the woods and branches on the road. When I got to work everyone was scrambling to get where they needed…"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"… factory, originally a spinning mill, is now Solon Woods where they make popsicle sticks and other small wood pieces."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"The inside of the Opera House was wood, while the outside was brick. The heating system caught fire and quickly ignited the wood."

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… permanent settlers were John Roundy and Joseph Wood. They settled near the reversing falls and the Salt Pond."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"It was built out of wood and then later out of brick. It was a hardware store on the first floor and the First National Bank on the second floor."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"… the hall's appearance, and it was constructed of wood, brick, glass and metal. French & Elliott Company, Masonic Hall, Odd Fellows Hall…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"One example is the ferry at Woods Hole, Massachusetts. It holds 200 cars and crosses to Martha’s Vineyard two and three times per day."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"Young boys searched the woods and fields for all metal and rubber tires. In those days, there was no municipal landfill."

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"They used a lot of white birch wood from the local area and they used different machines that upgraded and changed over time."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… indoor riding arena, with its curved, laminated wood trusses, was completed around 1959 and allowed riding year-round."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"… came to the Colony, and large amounts of wood products and potatoes were shipped off to new markets in the south."

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

"1930Stockholm Historical Society Settlement of wooded lots that were being cleared for farms began in 1881."

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

"… Thuya Garden Entry Gate, ca 2012 The hand carved wood entry gates to Thuya Garden were designed by Charles K. Savage in 1959."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?

"… modular construction or patterned, pre-sealed ply-woods along with power assembly tools including portable saws and nail guns make a compelling…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"After dipping each slender strip of ash wood into the hot, bright brew, women draped the long strands over lines to dry in the island breeze…"

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"Johnson. The regular building was made of wood with a brick foundation. The building had parts built onto it in 1894, expanding it all the way to the…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"… newspaper articles, history of the Vaughan Woods and Homestead, annual reports, diaries, and many historic books. Students emailed Mr."