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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… as well as the close proximity to Campobello and Deer Islands made the work of customs officials difficult indeed."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"Small, a Deer Isle man who served as a doctor on Swan’s Island between the years 1891 and 1903, points out in his island history that the name…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… fifty years of sporadic mail brought from the Deer Isle or Mount Desert Island post offices whenever a sailboat happened to be heading through."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

"Fire at Deering High Deering High School fire, Portland, 1921Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media On May 20th, 1921, Deering High School…"

Mercy Hospital - Founding of Mercy

"Administration transferred from the old Weeks House to the larger Payson house on Deering and State Streets in 1927, with Weeks transforming into a…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Island Postmistresses

"… was received stopped at the postoffice either at Deer Isle or Mount Desert and was brought to this island when a sail boat chanced to visit those…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Bob Marley

"He then attended Deering High School in Portland, Maine. Marley had his first experiences with comedy while in high school."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"Train Headed To TownStrong Historical Society Townsfolk rented horses to attend an evening dance, take a leisurely afternoon trip, or go longer…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"In 1857 the Rockland's Captain, Charles Deering, added Bar Harbor to his stops. The next year he opened the Deering House, Bar Harbor's second hotel."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 3 of 5

"… modern-day Eastport, Maine) to go to the US, while loyalist homesteads on Deer, Campobello and Grand Manan led them to be recognized as British."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"For Western Maine, well-known Deering High of South Portland; for Eastern Maine, the Hampden Academy boys, a team that had yet to win a state…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Wildlife included fox and mink. Deer arrived in the 1930s and are now abundant. Moose occasionally swim from the mainland."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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