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Bangor Daily News, Bangor's Sesquicentennial Northeast Harbor Library	Reference	Events Other Places, Town	Cheryl Olson & Joan H. Smith (editors)	6/28/1984	Maine		Bangor Daily News, Bangor's Sesquicentennial Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7412 Type: Reference Subject: Events Other Places, Town Creator: Cheryl Olson & Joan H. Smith (editors) Date: 6/28/1984 Place: Maine Description: This newspaper copy covers 150 years since the city's incorporation in 1834. Bangor began in 1769 when the first white settler, Jacob Buswell made his home there. It is divided in 8 sections: A: 1834-1841 Out of the woods (Item 7413) B: 1842-1872 Boom town (Item 7414) C: 1873-1895 Turning the tide (Item 7415) D: 1896-1911 A new century (Item 7416) E: 1912-1931 Out of the ashes (Item 7417) F: 1932-1945 The lean years (Item 7418) G:1946-1968 Prosperous peace (Item 7419) H: 1969-1984 Building on past (Item 7420) [show more]
The Resurrection of the Sloop Endeavor Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Events Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Friendship Sloop		2001-08-24	Maine	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	The Resurrection of the Sloop Endeavor Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-13648 Type: Reference Subject: Events Vessels, Boat, Sailboat, Friendship Sloop Date: 2001-08-24 Place: Maine Description: The Friendship sloop Endeavor sunk off Rockland Harbor on July 24, 2001 while racing in the three-day Friendship Sloop Days Annual Homecoming. Divers searched for the wreck for a month until she was found 70 feet down on the bottom of the harbor by using sidescan SONAR on August 18th a short distance from where she went down. Efforts to raise “Endeavor” were unsuccessful until Southwest Harbor captain Douglas E. Beal Jr. (1952-), aboard his “Salvage III” brought her up on Friday, August 24 and brought her back home. This sequential set of photos shows the process of Endeavor being lifted out of the water by Salvage III and brought back to Southwest Harbor for inspection and repair. The photos also show the damage to the boat after a month under water. [show more]
Sinking of the Sloop Endeavor Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Events, Shipwreck		2001-07-24	Maine	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Sinking of the Sloop Endeavor Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-13638 Type: Reference Subject: Events, Shipwreck Date: 2001-07-24 Place: Maine Description: “Endeavor”, owned by Betsy Holtzmann and captained by Richard Stanley and carrying a crew of five, overturned and sank off Rockland Harbor while racing in the three-day Friendship Sloop Days Annual Homecoming on Tuesday, July 24, 2001. Ralph and Marion Stanley were watching the race aboard Ralph’s vessel, “Seven Girls” and went to the rescue. Rushing through the wind blown water they made it in time to rescue the cold and exhausted crew. Divers searched for the wreck for a month until she was found 70 feet down on the bottom of the harbor by using sidescan SONAR on August 18th a short distance from where she went down. Efforts to raise “Endeavor” were unsuccessful until Southwest Harbor captain Douglas E. Beal Jr. (1952-), aboard his “Salvage III” brought her up on Friday, August 24 and brought her back home. There she was put back in “Bristol Fashion” at the Stanley boat shop in Southwest Harbor. [show more]

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