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

"1910Swan's Island Historical Society By the 1800s fishing became more profitable than either timbering or farming."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Student genealogy

"Fritz Johnson, Swan's Island, ca. 1950. Swan's Island Historical Society Fritz John Johnson (1899-1985) was born in Sweden and moved to Swan's…"

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

"Martin, Johnson, and Carlson are island families whose roots on Swan’s started with quarry workers over 100 years ago and are still very much a part…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… House, Seaside Hotel, The Islesborough and Johnson-by-the-Sea. Soon individuals bought their own property, built family cottages and “camps,” and…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 2 of 5

"… negotiated with Indian Superintendent William Johnson at Johnson Hall in New York and even further west at Fort Niagara."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"Property was purchased by Johnson-Cox Post 78, American Legion; members and volunteers provided the labor."

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Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"… owner was Job Pierce, and the captain was John Johnson. The register length of the Lively was 68’4”, the breadth was 22’4 1/2”, and the depth of…"

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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Lightkeeper Ephraim Johnson X Imposing Ephraim “Effie” Johnson, appointed assistant in 1899, became head keeper in 1905."

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"9, 1922. Johnson, Ryerson & Lois, 200 Years of Lubec History 1776 – 1976, 1976. Kilby, William Henry, Eastport and Passamaquoddy: A Collection of…"

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"… from the coastal towns of Surry and Swan’s Island in July, 2011, and January, 2012, at the Maine Historical Society in Portland."

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Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… Extraction of Gold and Silver from Sea Water, Robinson Press, Boston, 1898. Johnson, Ryerson & Lois, 200 Years of Lubec History 1776 – 1976, 1976."

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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