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Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 1 of 2

"… European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor Saco River narrows, Biddeford, ca. 1915McArthur Public Library Biddeford's coastal…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 2 of 2

"… European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor Piles of logs along the Saco River, ca."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"High School classes were taught in it. At that time, all the children in town had good schools and competent teachers, and many students were sent to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"Bar Harbor High School was built without a gym. Initially, the Sea Siders played at the YMCA on Mount Desert Street and eventually moved to a…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"A new school was built in 1954, at the site of the current town office. Islanders have fond memories and horror stories of school life before and…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"… Public Library The village of Winter Harbor - west Saco was an increasingly dangerous place to live in the 17th and 18th centuries."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Minturn Schoolhouse

"Both floors were heated by a wood stove in the winter. Minturn student Marion Stinson recalls: "...we’d take a big potato and put it in a coffee can…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"1911Islesboro Historical Society SABBATHDAY HARBOR/RYDER’S COVE This harbor was named by the fishermen who, after weeklong labors, rested in its…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"The heart of the town was shifting from Winter Harbor up the river to Falls Village. Prior to the building of the first bridge in 1758, the only way…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"… of the Saco River and Union forts at Portland Harbor. There is Biddeford granite in the Lincoln monument in Springfield, Illinois and the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Balls and concerts were held at the old hotels. High School basketball was extremely popular, and remains so today."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Playing at the pond

"This water froze over to create a popular skating destination for islanders. After the quarry shut down entirely, its water level remained high…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"Dark Harbor Post Office, Islesboro, ca. 1900Islesboro Historical Society Many other shops and businesses operated in Dark Harbor Village."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Eventually all other schools shut down, including Blue Hill Academy, and the only two left standing were the Consolidated School - which served the…"

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

"… sawmills were built on streams at the head of the harbor and Peters Cove. At the original settlement in Blue Hill Falls, mills were powered by the…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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