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Friends of Wood Island Light

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"For a time birch pulp wood was shipped from Maine to him in Boston, but he soon realized that he needed to relocate his operations to a site where…"

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Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"A settler could either collect and sell the plain wood ash, or they could blanch it in a large vat, and boil it down to produce pot-ash (potash)."

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Wood pile, 130 Center St., Bangor, ca. 1864

"Wood pile, 130 Center St., Bangor, ca. 1864 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin…"

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Maine State Museum

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"The town entered a period of growth and prosperity and in 1820, the year that Maine separated from Massachusetts to become the 23rd state, the road…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"They were operated on the spot by a crew. Train tracks were routinely made of wood. In Lincoln, trains were the primary transport method."

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Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"… is more land and there is a river so that the wood could float down to the mill. Conclusion: My guess was wrong."

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Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"One example is the ferry at Woods Hole, Massachusetts. It holds 200 cars and crosses to Martha’s Vineyard two and three times per day."

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Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands

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Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"… houses from hand and they would have to cut the wood by hand. Weatherbee Hardware helped with supplies to build houses for people."

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Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

"After all of that was done they sanded the wood in a drum with other wood until the pieces were smooth."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… the streets in winter, exploring the surrounding woods, and playing in the brook in summer. The Flood of 1936, Ridlonville to Rumford…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"… made of bricks, and the other two were made of wood. During the time it was open, the hotel was a popular place for weddings. In 1874, John H."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"Deep Roots: A Maine Legacy, 1990.---(SORL) Wood, Esther. Hannah: Reminiscences of an 1850 Childhood, 1982. Wood, Esther. Saltwater Seasons, 1980."

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Music in Maine - Bluegrass Music

"The Maine Country Music Hall of Fame inducted Cox in 2000 and the International Bluegrass Music Museum of Owensboro, Kentucky recognized him as a…"

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Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"They used a lot of white birch wood from the local area and they used different machines that upgraded and changed over time."

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Lincoln, Maine - Logging truck, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"… would come across the frozen lake from the woods to the mill in the winter. The driver is Art Morgan and the helper by the back is Frank Sigue."

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Music in Maine - Music Education

"Damrosch called the Eastern Music Camp “a miracle of musical achievement in the woods of Maine.”"

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Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"They chose Lincoln for all of those reasons. That is what I learned about the Stanislaus family moving to Lincoln, Maine."

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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… buildings were constructed almost exclusively of wood and were often built close together. When one building caught fire, others generally became…"

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"… the hall's appearance, and it was constructed of wood, brick, glass and metal. French & Elliott Company, Masonic Hall, Odd Fellows Hall…"

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Guilford, Maine - SPORTS - Page 1 of 3

"Before it was built it was plain woods or a field. In 1965 the field did not have a grandstand anymore; a new backstop was constructed."