Keywords: Surveying equipment
Item 14610
Surveyor's compass, Fort Kent, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Fort Kent Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Fort Kent Media: Metal, glass
Item 11773
Surveyor's half chain, ca. 1800
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Media: Iron, brass
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The boundaries of Maine are the product of international conflict, economic competition, political fights, and contested development. The boundaries are expressions of human values; people determined the shape of Maine.
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The Schooner Bowdoin: Ninety Years of Seagoing History
After traveling to the Arctic with Robert E. Peary, Donald B. MacMillan (1874-1970), an explorer, researcher, and lecturer, helped design his own vessel for Arctic exploration, the schooner <em>Bowdoin,</em> which he named after his alma mater. The schooner remains on the seas.
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4
"A 1784 survey of the marsh by Moses Banks noted owners of marsh lots at that time. Click to view Salt Marsh Tools Salt hay continued to be…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 4 of 4
"“An Inter-tidal Survey of the Scarborough Marsh.” (Copy of article provided by B. Robinson.) Sebold, Kimberly."
