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

"Historically, the cottage industries were common in areas where a large percentage of local population was engaged in seasonal work, because families…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 2 of 3

"… even with winter homes "in town" and then summer cottages out at the Pool or towards Kennebunkport. Thursday Club program, Biddeford…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lydia Abbott Titcomb and Pine Tree Cottage, Farmington, ca. 1875

"Lydia Abbott Titcomb and Pine Tree Cottage, Farmington, ca. 1875 Contributed by Farmington Historical Society Description Pine Tree…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"Like the Old House, Harbor Cottage has seen change, expansion, and movement over the years. Fortunately, unlike the Old House, two distinct portions…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - About Us

"… Summer Resorts (Recreation), Businesses/Cottage Industries (Land Use), Water Transportation (Transportation), and Early Settlements (Settlements)…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… on this topic, please visit Businesses/Cottage Industries and Netting on Islesboro video . Islesboro, ca."

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Our Resources

"Henry Hatch Family, 1991. Summer Cottages: 1890-1930, Earl G. Shettleworth Jr. Published by the Islesboro Historical Society, 1989."

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… bought their own property, built family cottages and “camps,” and the Ryder’s cove summer community began, with people travelling from as far away…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… consisted of a steamboat wharf, two dozen small cottages, a lumber mill, a brickyard, and a coal, as well as several small stores."

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Map of Islesboro

"… Map of Islesboro map of Islesboro  X"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"Schools map of Islesboro  Text by Ruth Hartley School Bell, Islesboro, ca. 1880Islesboro Historical Society After incorporating as a town in…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"Water Transportation Text by David Thibodeau Ship Compass, Islesboro, ca. 1940Islesboro Historical Society SInce arriving in the 18th century…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"After Peggy died, Pine Tree Cottage eventually came to the Farmington Historical Society. The members of the Historical Society took great care to…"

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Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"Various cottage industries sprang up around the town, residential development expanded, and the “Back to the Land” movement brought some newcomers to…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… bought clams from diggers, but they developed a cottage industry. Residents were hired to cut clams and paid by the gallon of meat produced."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… the early settlers including Howard Hall, Goodwin cottages, Day Hill, Richards Avenue, Wills Block, Packard Block, to name a few."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"… year round, but would return to Saint Anthony's Cottage every summer. In the winter she stayed with friends in Lewiston."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"… the Androscoggin River to just below the Goodwin Cottages. John Kidder, Virgil Haines, William Hall, and Orville P."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls

"Your letter in regard to building cottages for rent, and sale was duly received and I had notices inserted in some of our papers."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"… the shingle that hung outside “Saint Anthony’s Cottage,” her modest house in town. The Historical Society is also home to a comprehensive…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… across the street from Few Acres, and built a cottage there, where he continued his writing. Jacob II was the author of over 100 children’s books –…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… across the street from Few Acres, and built a cottage there, where he continued his writing. After the death of his wife, Jacob moved to New York…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"Her unmarked grave is near where her cottage was and further beyond is Jane’s Spring, a never-failing spring of pure water."

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Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… on well-heeled clientele who summered in grand cottages in places such as Mount Desert Island, Blue Hill and Castine."