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Historic Hallowell - Natural Resource to Finished Product

"Natural Resource to Finished Product Hallowell Granite Works stone yard, Hallowell, ca. 1895Hubbard Free Library A site between Winthrop…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"… traditional knowledge, language, and other natural sciences create a picture of Wabanaki life here before the arrival of Europeans."

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Historic Hallowell - Earning Our Keep Resources

"Earning Our Keep Resources Roll over the top left corner of the paragraph with your mouse. A toolbox will appear that allows you to edit, format…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Educator Resources

"Educator Resources X Resources and activities for educators that are tied to the following exhibits: Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass"…"

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Historic Hallowell - Disasters - Natural and Man-made

"Disasters - Natural and Man-made History lesson X For Hallowell, adversity has come in many forms: freshets, fires, tornadoes and even train…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Resources

"Resources War Effort "Bangor High School students buy $2,748.65 in war stamps." Bangor Daily News Dec. 9, 1943, Print."

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Historic Hallowell - Historic Hallowell Resources and Links

"… Historic Hallowell Resources and Links More information about the history of Hallowell can be found in the collections of the Hubbard Free Library…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - They Should Have Constructed Their Buildings On Wheels

"… Constructed Their Buildings On Wheels Land and Natural Resource Use and Development Patterns of the Savage Family in Northeast Harbor Through…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History of Mount Desert Island

"… been seen as a place of abundant resources and natural beauty, where hardy people worked together to carve life and a community out of the rugged…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Development of an Island-wide Identity

"… history should be counted among its wondrous natural resources – a treasure to be appreciated, protected, continually re-discovered and celebrated…"

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Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand

"1890Hubbard Free Library Natural resource development in Maine's early history relied on raw materials, ease of processing and convenient…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Site Resources

"Bangor Site Resources Bangor Resources Bangor. compiled by Richard R Shaw. Alan Sutton; Dover, N.H.: Distributed by Berwick Pub.,1994. Print."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"… in these times, the Savages interacted with the natural resources available nearby to establish themselves—land, lumber, and the sea."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou Natural Partnerships with Three Summer Residents Dedication of Joseph H."

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War Resources

"Bangor and the Civil War Resources “Anderson Prison.” Civil War Trust. Civilwar.org, n.d. Web. 5/23/2012."

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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold The Maine State Museum provides an excellent on-line resource for…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Learn More

"… around Mount Desert Island, here are several resources. Asticou's Island Domain: Wabanki Peoples at Mount Desert Island, 1500-2000, by Harald E.L."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Source Materials

"… thanks in particular the following people and resources crucial to the creation of this section of the Savage Family pages for the Maine Memory…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?

"… building techniques, the Savage family has been resourceful, thrifty, and persistent in the recycling of many Asticou neighborhood structures, but…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 6 of 6

"Resources Private Collections: Many original writings, images, and other archival materials located in collections of access to the Mount Desert…"

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Historic Hallowell - In the Beginning - Raw Materials - Quarrying

"1890Hubbard Free Library Communities grow where nature provides raw materials and the ready access to transportation. Hallowell is no exception."

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Historic Hallowell - Earning Our Keep

"… taking full advantage of the bountiful natural resources; water, wood, stone. How might you have managed to get along two centuries ago?"

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Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Hallowell Granite

"Hallowell is no exception. The Kennebec River is the thoroughfare. While, like most communities in Maine the first resource exploited was timber…"

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"Estimates for natural resource losses exceeded one billion dollars. The ice storm left about 200,000 acres of the White Mountain National Forest…"