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Historic Hallowell - Seaport on the Kennebec

"From early April to late November, ocean-going vessels sailed up the Kennebec, forty-six miles from the open Atlantic, bringing Pennsylvania flour…"

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ship Captains

"… other places on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. At the outbreak of the Civil War 1861, Agry retired."

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"… Kennebunkport to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Much of the town is wooded, with gentle hills that run from the borders along the…"

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

"Captain Herrick’s Ocean View Hotel in Swan’s Island Village had a well used dance floor. Once the Odd Fellows Hall was built in 1909, dances were…"

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Acadia National Park

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Cumberland Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"… Fox Studio's 1917 feature Queen of the Sea, an oceanic adventure starring Annette Kellermann. The shoot drew crowds of locals and visitors ogling…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"He and his wife also owned the Ocean View Hotel in Swan’s Island Village where many dances took place."

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Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"… he made his historic flight across the Atlantic Ocean only two months prior. Lindberg's emergency landing signaled to the people of Maine that…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"… using fathometers to check the water depth and ocean floor. Before fathometers, lobstermen used greased window weights attached to twine to do…"

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Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… spreading their organization across the Atlantic Ocean to United States. Then, in 1857 and 1892, two I.O.O.F. lodges were built in Kansas."

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… reliable source of transportation to the Atlantic ocean which was crucial for trade and commerce. Slack Tide "Now...this our petition...will…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… shaped for shipbuilding and easily reached by ocean-going ships. Front Street, Bath, ca. 1903Patten Free Library The cultural factors laid…"