Keywords: Mt. Desert
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Civil War
"1863Mount Desert Island Historical Society Soon something much worse happened which affected the island greatly -- the Civil War."
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Third Generation and Beyond
"… of European descent to make a homestead on Mount Desert Island. The Manchester family first settled in 1775 near present day Manchester Point at…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement
"… Library The first generation of Savages on Mount Desert Island included Scottish immigrant John Savage (1756-1816) and his wife Sarah Dolliver…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators on the Rise
"… ClubJesup Memorial Library By 1890, Mount Desert Island boasted some 20,000 “summer people”—both visitors and cottagers."
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Development of an Island-wide Identity
"… like the College of the Atlantic, Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, and Jackson Laboratory provided economic stability and year-round…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder
"… Clearly, Loring had special affection for Mount Desert Island, for he spent part of most summers here for several decades."
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2
"… Champlain Society, Mount Desert Island, 1881Mount Desert Island Historical Society The origins of conservation on Mount Desert Island can be…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Founding of Acadia National Park
"… Acadia National Park George B. Dorr, Mount Desert Island, ca 1940 George Dorr said of Acadia National Park, "The spirit and mind of man will…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …next came the artists and rusticators.
"Oil on canvas. (Cincinnati Art Museum) X The 1844 visit of New York painter Thomas Cole (1801-1848) marked the start of Mount Desert Island’s…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2
"… Champlain Society Camp Pemetic, Mount Desert Island, 1881Mount Desert Island Historical Society Significance of the Champlain Society While…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor
"Now we have steamers City of Richmond, Lewiston, Mt. Desert, Little Buttercup, Acadia, and Queen City of Bangor all running to and from this port.”…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Granite and Ice Industries
"1890 Men at work in Hall Quarry. Stone from Mount Desert Island was loaded directly onto boats in the deep water of Somes Sound and shipped to cities…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Sources For A Short History Of Performing Arts On MDI
"… Society, Friends of Island History, Mount Desert Island Historical Society, and Mr. Raymond Strout. Return to MDI Performing Arts Homepage"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?
"… and businesses in our year-round Mount Desert Island communities must finance the majority of the cost of the construction and purchase of their…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters
"Guns and ammunition furnished when desired. Reliable and experienced paddlers will be provided. -Mount Desert Herald, July 1881 Stories of Wabanaki…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Green Mountain Railway
"On Mt. Desert Island Green Mountain (now called Cadillac) was one of the most beautiful spots for miles. Frances H."
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - They Should Have Constructed Their Buildings On Wheels
"… April 2013 Images from the collections of Mount Desert Island Historical Society & Northeast Harbor Library Members of the Savage family have lived…"
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"1950Mount Desert Island Historical Society Charles Kenneth Savage (1903-1979) had an eye for the intrinsically beautiful natural landscape of Mount…"
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"1925Mount Desert Island Historical Society Asticou Inn, Northeast Harbor, ca. 1885Mount Desert Island Historical Society Charles was thrown…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - In the beginning, there were the Wabanaki…
"… Wabanaki families seasonally inhabited Mount Desert Island, headed by Chief Asticou at Manchester Point (Northeast Harbor) by the entrance to Somes…"
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"1960Mount Desert Island Historical Society Thuya Garden Entry Gate, ca 2012 The hand carved wood entry gates to Thuya Garden were designed by…"
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"Savage & Sons, Northeast Harbor, 1898Mount Desert Island Historical Society A.C. Savage and family, Northeast Harbor, ca."
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"Curtis Memorial, Northeast Harbor, 1933Mount Desert Island Historical Society Among the earliest of the Boston rusticators to retreat to Mount…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era
"… fire ravaged the Building of the Arts and Mount Desert Island. He died in 1962 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in New York City…"
