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Eastern Steamship Company Wharf, Kennebec River, Hallowell, ca. 1890

Historic Hallowell - Seaport on the Kennebec

"… with capable officers and crews, established a Navigation School at the Academy to teach advanced mathematics to boys who wished to pursue careers…"

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Town from River, Thomaston, Maine 2002

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"… but Captain George Waymouth, an early English navigator, renamed the river the Georges—often interchanged with the St."

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Sign with Ship, Thomaston, Maine 2009

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding

"… being built in Thomaston, English ships were navigating the George's River to reach the dense inland forests."

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Saco River narrows, Biddeford, ca. 1915

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 1 of 2

"… Biddeford's coastal location and partially navigable river meant that it was noticed quite early by Europeans."

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Charles Vaughan, Hallowell, ca. 1820

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… tontine buildings, canals, land speculations, navigation, agricultural societies, India trade, turnpikes, physics, brick machines etc., bridges…"

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Class in front of Blue Hill Academy, Blue Hill, 1893

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"A common course for young men was navigation. This prepared them for marine navigation and exploration, and taught them outdoor skills; things a…"

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Survey Chart, Islesboro, 1884

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… the island by water was easier than trying to navigate trails prior to the establishment of roads."