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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"… of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea Wabanaki beaded purse, ca. 1870Hudson Museum, Univ."

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Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax Prescott F. Jernegan, an ordained Baptist minister, came to North Lubec in 1897 and leased Hiram…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Historical Society

"Thomaston Historical Society X P.O. Box 384 Thomaston, ME 04861 (207) 354-2295 www.thomastonhistoricalsociety.com The Thomaston Historical…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Marion Sanborn

"Chickens, you know how adorable they are? Well, they’re not adorable when you’ve got to pick them up and put them in the box because they’re all skin…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - General Henry Knox Museum

"… X General Henry Knox Museum PO Box 326 Thomaston, ME 04861 207.354.8062 The General Henry Knox Museum is dedicated to celebrating and…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"… cells were warmed in the colder months by four box stoves. <- Prev. Page ................................................................."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"Film Crew for Queen of the Sea, 1918Northeast Harbor Library To learn more about the Criterion Theatre in Bar Harbor, you can visit its website here."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment: Behind the Scenes

"Wabanakis harvested their own fish and sea mammals, but lard and flour usually came from the annual distribution of annuity goods which the state…"

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Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… the 1800s, they shipped items to Hallowell over sea by ship. Every time they got a new shipping material(another item) the captain would write it…"

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Northeast Historic Film

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Cumberland Historical Society

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Penobscot Marine Museum

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Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum

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Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"The children would hunt sea birds and spear crabs and lobsters. The men went deep sea spearing for (Passamaquoddy) porpoises and seals."

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Pejepscot Historical Society

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Lubec History Lubec: A Border Town Shaped by the Sea Text by Jennifer Multhopp With images from Lubec Memorial Library, Lubec Historical Society…"

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Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… 9, 1865, at the age of 28--perhaps that he was a sea captain explains his death away from home. Phebe was only 24."

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

"… old residents and new share a strong appreciation for the values and advantages of life in a small town nestled between the mountain and the sea."

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Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… School 1980s • Growth of salmon aquaculture, sea urchin, scallop, lobster fisheries • New England Aquarium establishes Bay of Fundy Right Whale…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… Gilbert Hillman, a bit of a wanderer, went to sea on a whaling ship that sailed around Cape Horn."

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… The earliest settlers lived from the land and sea. They grew their food, raised animals, fished and clammed."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… installation of William Zorach’s “Spirit of the Sea” statue in City Park in 1959, and the addition of a swimming pool to the YMCA building at…"