Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Football Oracle Page 3

"It is written by Leon Higgins in 1942. It was created for the Bangor Highschool Oracle which was their year book."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More Permanent Settlers Arrive

"… Leland and his sons Ezra and Ebenezer, David Higgins, Jesse Higgins, Ebenezer Salisbury, Simeon Hadley, Joseph Mayo, Samuel Hadlock and John…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island

"Early Years on Mt. Desert Island Higgins Saw Mill, Somesville, 1890 Higgins Saw Mill which is believed to have been located in…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… coastline has three extensive beaches: Higgins, Scarborough and Pine Point. There are ledges, however, around Prouts Neck, Bluff and Stratton…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Timeline of Events

"… Team visits site of the Middleton shipwreck on Higgins Beach; Rodney Laughton, President of the Historical Society, talks with students about the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor During the 1940s

"X Guest speaker Bangor resident, Mr. Leon Higgins, meets with Doughty students at the Bangor Public Library to discuss life in the '40s. X"

Life on a Tidal River - Doughty Students

"Higgins and Dr. Wyman, helped make the '40's come alive Mr. Cook, historian at the Bangor Public Library, helped us navigate the world of cataloging…"

Life on a Tidal River - Football in Bangor

"Leon Higgins, editor for the annual yearbook The Oracle, chronicled the 1941-1942 season during which Bangor won six games and lost two."

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

"Somesville and mid-island, with the extended Pray, Somes, Richardson, and Higgins clans, and Tremont with its Reeds, Goodwins, Lawsons, and Murphys…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Indians & Rusticators: Wabanakis & Summer Visitors on Mount Desert Island 1840s-1920s

"-Albert L. Higgins, Bar Harbor Times, 20 June 1934 Rusticators were visitors who flocked to the island from cities, seeking relief from the noise…"

Life on a Tidal River - About Us

"… Community volunteer in the classroom and BPL Leon Higgins, Community guest speaker in the classroom Sally Hurd MacFawn, Community volunteer in the…"

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"Higgins Saw Mill, Somesville, 1890Southwest Harbor Public Library By statehood in 1820 islanders were thriving."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… that stayed at hotels and inns of Scarborough and Higgins Beach and Prouts Neck. It was destroyed by fire on 27 August 1908 and a temporary shed…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… take the ferry across the river, and then at Higgins Beach horses could run along the hard sand."