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Porter Memorial Library

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Lubec Landmarks

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"… the town's rural nature and easy access to nearby Ellsworth and Blue Hill. A smattering of writers, artists, and musicians seek their muses in this…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"Nearby Seal Harbor was settled six years later, when carpenter William Roberts built a log cabin close to the beach."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"Nearby, the deep and protected harbor of Somes Sound provided a means of shipping goods to market. Mount Desert Island Historical Society But all…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"The cost to rent a horse for a trip to nearby Phillips and back was $1.50. After the advent of the automobile in the early 1900s, farm children…"

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

"… rail system would provide a means for students to attend high school in nearby Caribou and spectators to attend the Winter Carnivals in the 1930s."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… population totaled 904, 100 more citizens than nearby Bangor. As Hampden’s growth continued, industry and business flourished."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"… transport residents of Islesboro to or from nearby towns on this side of Penobscot Bay such as Belfast or Camden."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… potatoes and vegetable gardens, hunted game in nearby woods and lived on fish and clams from the river under the watchful eyes of armed guards…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"In 1929 Curtis Wright Corporation built a nearby log cabin intended as a barracks for a summer flight school."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"… United States was November 1895 in Chicago; in nearby Old Orchard Beach, competitive auto racing on the beach began probably as early as 1903.(2)…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"… within the town as well as to those settling in nearby, newly established communities. With its incorporation, Dixfield became the 147th town in…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"Peter Trask settled nearby on Trask Street, and Deacon Joseph Eustis had settled up above the farm of Benjamin Leavitt on Trask Street."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 2 of 4

"Women also traded with nearby households, and wives assumed financial and legal responsibilities both in their husbands’ absences and within routine…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… no modern services as we benefit from today: no nearby doctors, hospitals, grocery stores or department stores."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Usually the ice was shipped to nearby cities like Boston. A million tons of ice was exported a year! Seasonal workers, such as farmers, depended on…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Usually the ice was shipped to nearby cities like Boston. A million tons of ice was exported a year! Seasonal workers, such as farmers, depended on…"

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"… and also contained floating logs timbered from nearby forests. On each log was an identity mark, so the pickers and sorters could identify the logs…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village Schools

"… placed into a district, MSAD 74, which included nearby Anson academy. High school aged students began to attend Anson Academy, and later they…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… population totaled 904, 100 more citizens than nearby Bangor. As Hampden’s growth continued, industry and business flourished."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"… Regiment, consisting of men from Bangor and the nearby region left Bangor on May 14th, just one month after Lincoln's call for troops, and the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"… and student musicians providing music from a nearby ship. That was the beginning of the Blue Hill Troupe."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"… Water District in 1908, laying a water line from nearby Day Mountain Pond. The Strong Water Company was created by an act of the Legislature on…"