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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"These tools were very critical for lumberjacks. Lumber Capital There were many key factors that led Bangor to become the lumber capital of the…"

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Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"Using tools made of stone, bone, wood, and natural plant and animal fibers, they harvested an incredibly diverse range of mammals, birds and fish…"

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"Using a broad axe and crude tools, Wheeler soon built a cabin for his family on a knoll which is now known as Dudley Street."

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Mount Desert Island Historical Society

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"… first plow, first harrow, first set of jointing tools, first brick kiln, and two pod augers (one for his use and one to borrow)."

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Acadian Archives

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