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Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"Long Island: The Forgotten Community By Rick Sawyer In the early days of the settlement of Maine many of the communities were located along the…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"Discover the Story of Blue Hill Boom and Bust in the 19th Century The first harvest was old growth timber."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 1 of 4

"Discover the Story of Blue Hill Resourceful People, Creative Arts, and Devotion to Community By members of the Blue Hill Historical Society, Blue…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Friendship vessel, Blue Hill, 1907

"Friendship vessel, Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description A sailing vessel named Friendship in Blue Hill."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Swimming, Blue Hill, 1907

"Swimming, Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description Swimming at the Bathing Beach in Blue Hill during the…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Picnicking, Blue Hill, 1907

"Picnicking, Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description Picnicking along the coast of Blue Hill in 1907."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Waterside Cottage, Blue Hill, 1907

"Waterside Cottage, Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description A rusticator’s waterside cottage in 1907."

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Blue Hill, Maine - The Homestead, Blue Hill, 1907

"The Homestead, Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description The Homestead and tennis court at Parker Point, Blue…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - SS Panatoset, Blue Hill, 1907

"SS Panatoset, Blue Hill, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description SS Panatoset yacht in 1907 near Blue Hill."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Brooksville to Castine Ferry, 1907

"Brooksville to Castine Ferry, 1907 Contributed by Blue Hill Public Library Description A ferry boat that traveled from Brooksville to…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Gate no 2 design, Bangor, 1867

"… appears on page 9 of Scrap Book No 3, he wrote, "Rustic built of pine or cedar posts." The center of each side of the gate would be "filled with…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin self portrait, 1889

"… man, Expert Accountant, Landscape Gardener, Rustic designer, Origin of Martins perfect Waltz & March." He had worked most of his life as an…"

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Shipyards

"… of land in Hampden and operated Riverside Park, a rustic amusement park built on the banks high above the Penobscot."

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Mt. Desert Island Hospital

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Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… offered some elegance and culture in a charming rustic setting. On cool summer evenings guests lounged in leather chairs around the large fireplace…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"Woodard, Colin. The Lobster Coast: Rebels, Rusticators and the Struggle for a Forgotten Frontier. New York: Penguin Books, 2004. York Deeds. Vol."

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Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… man, Expert Accountant, Landscape Gardener, Rustic designer, Origin of Martins perfect Waltz & March."

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… of land in Hampden and operated Riverside Park, a rustic amusement park built on the banks high above the Penobscot."

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Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… and more “people from away” were discovering the rustic delights of coastal Maine towns such as Surry."

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Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… late 19th Century the leisure class made remote, rustic Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada fashionable."