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

"IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs Left with no reliable connection to the mainland and few secure sources…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Photo courtesy of KodaYoda Enterprises, LLC. X Sources: Adams, Frank P., “Notes on the Maritime History of Lubec Maine”, The American Neptune…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"The Scarborough complex was used for private enterprises, such as air shows and flying schools. Fire destroyed the hangar in the late 1940s and no…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication

"… Swan’s Island telephone company, one of his many enterprises. Another resident, Russell Burns, was the island lineman for many years."

Historic Hallowell - Our Journey Home

"The qualities they brought -- a spirit of enterprise, a respect for education and a recognition of the importance of living by example -- were the…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… Historical Society Shipbuilding Seafaring enterprises played a major role in Surry's economy during the nineteenth century."

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Lasting Legacies

"The qualities settlers brought -- a spirit of enterprise, a respect for education and a recognition of the importance of living by example -- were…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell House

"Men of enterprise and capital formed the Hallowell House Company to finance the project. The hotel hosted legislators and famous visitors: Phillips…"

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

"… but as many received little mail interest in the enterprise soon waned and the burden of carrying the mails fell mostly to the lot of the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"… the Sutton area who also were interested in this enterprise. To a large extent, these men were from the same families who had fought with him…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… to our door fresh evidence of the energy and enterprise of our people. So far the work has been well done, by railroad company, town and village…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"Barker Lumber and Box Co. was another such enterprise. Guilford Lumber Company Mill, ca. 1900Guilford Historical Society Guilford Lumber…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… the two Guilford mill properties, and two other enterprises, Sangerville Woolen Co., and Carleton Mill were acquired."

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"Brig Enterprise and the British Brig Boxer off of Monhegan Island. The separation movement stood at a standstill during the War of 1812, as…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding

"… time Thomaston was incorporated in 1777, several enterprising men had started businesses in the “Crick Village” section, a cluster of buildings…"

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"Vol. 1. Enfield: Down East Enterprises, 1983. Print. Fellows, Dana W. History of the Town of Lincoln. Lewiston: Dingley, 1822. Print."

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"Print. The Old Town Enterprise. "Solomon-Grindell Clothing Company Inc. Lincoln, Maine." Print. Murphy, Marilyn."

Seashore Trolley Museum

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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… summer houses.” Front page, Bath Independent and Enterprise, 1903. In this context, the Malaga mixed-race community was viewed as a burden, an…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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