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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"Captain John W. Kane, Blue Hill, ca. 1900Blue Hill Historical Society According to the Maine Register of 1850, there were 13 shipbuilders in Blue…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… to hike were Blue Hill Mountain and the Blue Hill Falls Bridge. On Parker Point, a tennis court was built in 1912 by George Cochran."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"This included the section between Bridge Hill and the Ellsworth post office. Ellsworth resisted the change because ”while they were a part of Surry…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… rowboat to go to his home at Morgan's Bay or East Blue Hill over a weekend, he was charged fifty cents for the same."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"Hopscotch and London Bridges, marbles and ball games filled the play area adjacent to the school at recess time."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"When the Waldo-Hancock Bridge opened in 1931, this marvel of engineering provided a much easier mode of transportation at a time when more and more…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"In the distance, Mt. Blue stands as a sentinel overlooking Farmington. Clay left behind from the silt of the rising and ebbing river waters allowed…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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