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Survey Chart, Islesboro, 1884

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Our Resources

"… 734.2218 www.alpl.lib.me.us Resources History of Islesborough, Maine: 1769-1893, John Pendleton Farrow, 1893."

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Seaside House Key Tag, Islesboro, ca. 1900

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… various times Seaside House, Seaside Hotel, The Islesborough and Johnson-by-the-Sea. Soon individuals bought their own property, built family…"

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Survey Chart, Islesboro, 1884

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Islesboro had four post offices: North Islesborough (established 1880 in Ryder’s Cove), Islesborough (established 1889 in Guinea), Dark Harbor…"

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School Bell, Islesboro, ca. 1880

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… incorporating as a town in 1789, residents of Islesborough (spelling until late 1800s) voted in 1794 to divide the town into districts for…"

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Big Tree, Islesboro, ca. 1920

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… incorporated into one Massachusetts town called Islesborough, Maine being part of Massachusetts until 1820."