Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor A TALE OF BOOM AND DECLINE Text by Brook Ewing Minner and Hannah Stevens, with additional…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More Permanent Settlers Arrive

"More Permanent Settlers Arrive Two major waves of settlers arrived after 1768 – the first from Gloucester, Massachusetts in addition to James…"

Abbe Museum

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

"… colony following the British “conquest” of Acadia in 1710 and removed from direct Massachusetts control."

Bar Harbor Fire Department

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Architecture & Landscape database - Lost Gardens of Eden

"… the start of the 21st century, and the legacy of Acadia National Park. Bar Harbor was called Eden for 1796 to 1918, and the last fifty years of…"

Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"Many of these visitors headed “downeast” towards Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island; some of them discovered Surry during their travels and…"

Bar Harbor Historical Society

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Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 2 of 2

"… culture, history, and art (2019), Designing Acadia (2017), World War I and the Maine Experience (2017), Fashionable Maine: early twentieth century…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 1 of 6

"… augmented by French support from Québec and Acadia—the Massachusetts Bay colony claimed jurisdiction over the region."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Acknowledgements

"Opening Reception Acadia Trust N.A./Gouws Capital Lecture Series Lincoln National Life Insurance Co."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"For many years, Acadia, the land between the Penobscot and St. Croix rivers, was inhospitable to settlement due to disputes and battles between Great…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"“Maine: First Dry State in 1851.” Affordable Acadia, Affordable Acadia, 13 Oct. 2010, www.affordableacadia.com/2010/maine-first-dry-state-in-1851/."

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"I'm in the district that lies between Acadia and New England. By mixing berries with an equal quantity of tallow, you can make beautiful candles that…"

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

"… the 1930s helping build the infrastructure for Acadia National Park. Odd Fellows Building, Blue Hill, ca."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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