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Blue Hill, Maine - Looking for the Lost Cemetery

"Looking for the Lost Cemetery By Rick Sawyer How can an entire cemetery disappear? It would seem that it couldn't, but then where is it? The first…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Educating Blue Hill By Vika Grindle, Junior, George Stevens Academy Class in front of Blue Hill Academy, Blue Hill, 1893Blue Hill Public…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - A New Look at an Old Painting

"A New Look at an Old Painting Morning View of Blue Hill VillageJonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc. by Tim Garrity The Reverend Jonathan Fisher's…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson Jonathan FisherJonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Welcome to the town of Blue Hill!

"Welcome to the town of Blue Hill!   Blue Hill Bay, ca. 1910 To view our video welcome message, click on the image above: At “the head of the…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 2 of 3

"Long Island: The Forgotten Community Samuel Carter Homestead, Blue Hill, 1891Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 3 of 3

"Long Island: The Forgotten Community Brown & McAllister Granite Quarry, Blue Hill Bay, ca. 1890Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"Long Island: The Forgotten Community By Rick Sawyer In the early days of the settlement of Maine many of the communities were located along the…"

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

"Discover the Story of Blue Hill Boom and Bust in the 19th Century The first harvest was old growth timber."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"Discover the Story of Blue Hill The 20th Century Brings New People, Benefactors, and Cultures to Town At a commemorative clambake in 1886, Captain…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 1 of 4

"Discover the Story of Blue Hill Resourceful People, Creative Arts, and Devotion to Community By members of the Blue Hill Historical Society, Blue…"

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

"Discover the Story of Blue Hill Clam Packing Factory and Steamboat Wharf, South Blue Hill, ca."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Friendship vessel, Blue Hill, 1907

"Friendship vessel, Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description A sailing vessel named Friendship in Blue Hill."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Swimming, Blue Hill, 1907

"Swimming, Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description Swimming at the Bathing Beach in Blue Hill during the…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Picnicking, Blue Hill, 1907

"Picnicking, Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description Picnicking along the coast of Blue Hill in 1907."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Waterside Cottage, Blue Hill, 1907

"Waterside Cottage, Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description A rusticator’s waterside cottage in 1907."

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Blue Hill, Maine - The Homestead, Blue Hill, 1907

"The Homestead, Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description The Homestead and tennis court at Parker Point, Blue…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Buggy Ride to South Blue Hill, 1907

"Buggy Ride to South Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description Rusticators on a summer ride to South Blue Hill in…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - SS Panatoset, Blue Hill, 1907

"SS Panatoset, Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description SS Panatoset yacht in 1907 near Blue Hill."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Brooksville to Castine Ferry, 1907

"Brooksville to Castine Ferry, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description A ferry boat that traveled from Brooksville to…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Farmington Fair, 1909Farmington Historical Society In 1840, the Maine State Legislature “granted a charter to the Franklin County Agricultural…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"The schoolhouse is now open during the Farmington Fair, and has an amazing collection of old school memorabilia from the Red Schoolhouse’s heyday."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… October 13, 1855, during the Strong Agricultural Fair, a torrential rain caused the fair-goers to flee to the safety of their homes."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"… 1898, the Women's Alliance held an annual May Day fair, which raised funds to maintain the church until it was passed on to the Farmington…"