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Telephone Museum

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 1, pages 000-26

"… are: George Snow Ideal homestead "Self-propelling road carriage" Council Tree, Charleston, S.C. Billy Emerson Moses Woodman Israel B. Norcross O."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Interior, John Martin Store, Bangor, 1862

"… his own store on Center Street near the Rail Road Bridge. Martin, who began in 1864 writing a detailed account of his life and activities, drew…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Plan of North End of Bangor, 1844

"… "Plan of the North End as it was from the Rail Road Bridge to Nath Harlows March 11th 1844." Martin (1823-1904), an accountant, shopkeeper, and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin store, Center Street, Bangor, 1862

"… both coppies before me now." The store was by the Rail Road Bridge. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

"… to Bucksport   Part 5, pages 84-107 Bangor road issues, warmest, coldest days; Bangor skating rink, Bangor Cadet Company   Part 6, pages…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"… but after this, Surry students chose to go to Ellsworth High School, where they performed very well."

Clifton Historical Society

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Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… became the proprietor of a successful shipyard in Ellsworth. Phebe had a hard life. She married three times."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… was situated on the road now known as Barker Road across from Herrick Mountain Road, in New Vineyard."

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"In 1985 she told the Ellsworth American that, "nothing will ever top the Surry Playhouse for having good fun...We were all from New York, and we all…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… in East Surry, which was tightly tied to Ellsworth, East Surry residents tended to be affluent, and adventuresome, as they farmed, traveled and…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… hoisted sail, turning eastward, settling in in Ellsworth, and leaving as their legacy the name “Contention Cove.” Contention characterized the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"… a bridge because if he had been walking on the road, he would be asked why he was traveling on the Sabbath."

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

"… a deep well pumping station on the South Strong Road. The town added a 500,000-gallon enclosed concrete reservoir at the north end of town, with a…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"A rusticator could travel from Ellsworth to New York by overnight train. Mothers with children would come and visit Maine while the father would stay…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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

"Before 1820 it came only as far as Ellsworth. But now it was delivered once a week to Mount Desert, that is, to Somesville."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"If it rained, the clay roads were as slippery as snowy roads. With good conditions, they could take the ferry across the Penobscot River from…"

Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"… (and later moved to its present site on the Surry Road) houses its collections, including a detailed, handwritten twentieth century census…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"They lost to Ellsworth 84 to 4! Gillman High School Boys Basketball Team ca early 1930'sMount Desert Island Historical Society Basketball Takes…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"The Ellsworth American was gracious enough to keep the presses rolling. Construction of a new office on the site of the old office began almost…"