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Penobscot Marine Museum

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Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"… which you could say were more oriented toward the seafaring life. These early settlers in Downeast Maine were proficient navigators; they had to…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… An Important Early Industry SHIPBUILDING AND SEAFARERS OF BLUE HILL by Nicholas Niehoff, Grade 8, Blue Hill Consolidated School Collaborators…"

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Thomaston Historical Society

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Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"… of Maine: Three Centuries of Shipbuilding and Seafaring, 1948. Shain, C., Shain, S. The Maine Reader: the Down East Experience 1614 to the Present…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Meet Blue Hill's Project Team

"… class contributed the exhibit on Shipbuilding and Seafaring in Blue Hill. Students from Mr. Cole's and Ms."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… South of the present wharf, smelling of all tarry seafaring things…” Kimball’s story sold hardware, dry goods, flour, marine supplies and sundries."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"Shipbuilding and Seafaring . Shipyards were established on the sloping shores conveniently adjacent to the sawmills."

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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… 1884Maine Historical Society Shipbuilding Seafaring enterprises played a major role in Surry's economy during the nineteenth century."

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Pejepscot Historical Society

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… to be made into a museum dedicated to honoring seafaring men from Islesboro. The Sailors’ Memorial Museum is still in existence, welcoming both…"