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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Salmon industry

"Salmon industry Salmon pens off Swan's Island, ca. 1990Swan's Island Historical Society Swan’s Island was home to an Atlantic salmon farm and…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"JHallowell residents, Jude Rice and Dr. Hill, supplied the money to build the automobile. George McClench, Frank McClench, and Charles L."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"Historically, the cottage industries were common in areas where a large percentage of local population was engaged in seasonal work, because families…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"The Andrews' supplied granite to big local projects as well. The quarry on South Street was opened to supply stone for the Western Division Railroad…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"… situated on the eastern bank of Mill Creek/River supplied rigging and sheets (ropes or lines used to secure a sail) to hoist sails."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Lobstering

"Lobstering Lobstering has kept the fishing industry on Swan’s Island the major industry from the mid 20th century to today."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… Society Island stores received regular supplies from the mainland, and as many as two operated in each village."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"Another form of transportation was supplied by the Maine Seacoast Mission, an organization founded in 1905 to help Down East island communities."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"There is currently one store supplying groceries and basic goods on the island, though seasonal businesses cater to the increased population in…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry

"They searched for signs of the once-busy industry, from iron spikes left in the granite to boilers that generated the steam power for the quarry…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 1 of 17

"Biddeford and Saco were both already very successful in their agricultural endeavors, but industry was on a steady rise."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Welcome to Swan's Island!

"… Swan's Island holds a living history of the industries that have sustained its residents over the centuries."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry

"… to see the rusting remains of the once-busy industry, dug in the dirt for artifacts, and learned about their own family connections to quarry…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Stores

"… or animal so it was convenient to have these supplies nearby. Nelson Morse, Swan's Island village, ca."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Quarrying

"… Society Granite quarrying was a successful industry on Swan’s Island from the 1890s to the late 1920s when the depression took hold."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"The Ocean View hotel was open throughout the 1920s but it was shut down during the Depression, along with many of the island's industries."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"The fishing industry is a good example of the islanders' self sufficiency. Fishing Medicinal fish oil factory on Johnson Island, Swan's Island…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… economy was growing, government money stimulated industry, and the Civil War increased fish prices. Better fishing practices were also adopted…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"A new water treatment plant, with major supply lines and many miles of stainless steel pipe, was installed to deliver the purest of waters to all…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"… shortages of manpower, wood, chemicals, and the supplies normally needed in the operation of its mills? It took careful planning and considerable…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"The brook which bears her name was once the water supply for the Town of Dixfield. The upper Weld Street area, which had very few houses until around…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends

"… care, purchased immunizations and sanitation supplies, and partnered with the Maine Seacoast Mission."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room

"There are still two cisterns in the cellar that were the water supply, and Clevie's original workbench still stands out back."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"Chisholm to Rumford, thus supplying a way for the much needed construction materials and manufacturing equipment and, in time, the means of getting…"