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Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 4 of 4

"Herring boxes and shooks at McCurdy's, Lubec, 1998Lubec Landmarks Herring boxes: The photograph shows several items important for the sixth step of…"

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Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… scale was Guilford Lumber Company, makers of box shooks (the sides of wooden boxes, popular in the days before corrugated boxes), doors, and…"

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Malaga Island: a story best left untold - About the Project

"… was affiliated with Phippsburg Historical Society shook her finger at me and said “I don’t trust you.” Another left me a message on my answering…"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"The stave and shook mill on Cold Water Stream was built by Levi H. Morrill in 1854 or 1855, and was in operation until around 1895. Merrill Bros."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… busy growth, industry, and prosperity, the change shook the island. Swan’s Island’s final steam boat, the North Haven, was commandeered for war…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - A Call to Temperance

"… two years old...he catched her away from me and shook her furiously, dashed her down over a chair, and went out the door with an oath ....I think…"

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… also grew -- sawmills that provided the shooks for wooden cases that held the cans ready for shipment; transporters; boat builders; suppliers of…"