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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]
Main Street, Southwest Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Town			Southwest Harbor	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Main Street, Southwest Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-14689 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town Place: Southwest Harbor Description: “In 1897, the different societies in the village combined to raise funds for street lights. The lamps were bought and placed near those houses whose owners were willing to furnish the kerosene and keep the lamps trimmed and lighted. These lamps did duty until the installation of electricity in the summer of 1917.” - “Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine” by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, 1938, p. 124. [show more]
Northeast Harbor Northeast Harbor Library	Reference	Places, Town					Northeast Harbor Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7345 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town Description: The village of Northeast Harbor is situated on the southern end of Mount Desert Island at the entrance to Somes Sound and it is part of the Town of Mount Desert. Its harbor is one of the most well-protected on the island and operates year-round. The town has long been home to a renowned summer community.
Hall Quarry Northeast Harbor Library	Reference	Businesses, Quarry Operation Places, Town			Mount Desert, Hall Quarry		Hall Quarry Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7337 Type: Reference Subject: Businesses, Quarry Operation Places, Town Place: Mount Desert, Hall Quarry Description: The settlement of Hall Quarry in located in the town of Mount Desert on Mount Desert Island and was home to a granite quarry. The quarry's location alongside of Somes Sound proved very beneficial, as it allowed the schooners to land very close to the quarry to load the granite and transport it to various ports.
Bar Harbor Northeast Harbor Library	Reference	Places, Town					Bar Harbor Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7282 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town
Seal Harbor Northeast Harbor Library	Reference	Places, Town					Seal Harbor Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7279 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town
Somesville Northeast Harbor Library	Reference	Places, Town					Somesville Northeast Harbor Library Identifier: nehl-7278 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town Description: Somesville is the earliest village of the town of Mount Desert on Mount Desert Island in southeastern Maine. It is located on the north end of Somes Sound. The village was established by Abraham Somes who was the first settler on the island. It attracted many people because of its mills and quarries. The entire village is part of the Somesville Historic District. (Text source: Wikipedia)
Pickering Square Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Town			Maine	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Pickering Square Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-12915 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town Place: Maine Description: Pickering Square is bordered by Water Street and Merchants Plaza in downtown Bangor between Main Street and the Kenduskeag Stream. Now succumbed to urban renewal, historically it was the site of an open air market.
Village of Blue Hill Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Town			Maine	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Village of Blue Hill Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15331 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town Place: Maine
Magnolia, Massachusetts Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Town				In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Magnolia, Massachusetts Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-15165 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town Description: "Just over the Manchester [Massachusetts] line in the western section of Gloucester is the major portion of the village of Magnolia at Magnolia Point, long one of the North Shore's most important hospitality tourism destinations… Originally a fishing and farming settlement, Magnolia had its beginnings as a summer resort center in the early 1870s with the construction of the first summer cottages there…" - “Summer By The Seaside: The Architecture of New England Coastal Resort Hotels, 1820-1950” by Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., p. 99, University Press of New England – 2008 [show more]
Brooks, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Town			Maine	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Brooks, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-14816 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town Place: Maine
Town of Tremont Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Town			Tremont	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Town of Tremont Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-14775 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town Place: Tremont
Baddeck, Nova Scotia Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Town				In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Baddeck, Nova Scotia Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-14740 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town Description: A small village on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia
Gloucester Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Town			New England	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Gloucester Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-14704 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town Place: New England Description: “Occupying the major portion of Cape Ann is the nationally renowned fishing and tourism city of Gloucester, its rugged, scenic southern coastline extending from Magnolia Point to Gloucester Harbor, Eastern Point, Bass Rocks, and Cape Hedge. Thirty-one miles from Boston, initially on the Eastern and then the Boston & Maine railroads, this venerable community, including Magnolia Point…, became the North Shore’s most significant summer resort center in the mid to late nineteenth century, boasting numerous single-season residences and the largest concentration of resort hotels between Boston and the southern coastline of Maine.” - “Summer By The Seaside: The Architecture of New England Coastal Resort Hotels, 1820-1950” by Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., p. 102-3, University Press of New England – 2008 [show more]
Brooklin, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Town			Maine	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Brooklin, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-14367 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town Place: Maine
Village of Somesville Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Town			Mount Desert, Somesville	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Village of Somesville Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-14271 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town Place: Mount Desert, Somesville Description: The Village of Somesville i on the Registry of Historic Places as the Somesville Historic District #75000092.
Village of Frenchboro Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Town				In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Village of Frenchboro Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-14272 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town Description: See “Hauling by Hand: The Life and Times of a Maine Island” by Dean Lawrence Lunt, 1999 See “Frenchboro, Long Island Plantation Maine” by Vivian Lunt, 1976 See “Frenchboro, Long Island Plantation: The First Hundred Years” by Vivian Lunt, 1980
Village of Pretty Marsh Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Town			Mount Desert, Pretty Marsh	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Village of Pretty Marsh Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-14159 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town Place: Mount Desert, Pretty Marsh
City of Ellsworth, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Town			Maine	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	City of Ellsworth, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-14160 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town Place: Maine
City of Belfast, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Town			Maine	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	City of Belfast, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-14161 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town Place: Maine
City of Cambridge, Massachusetts Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Town			New England	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	City of Cambridge, Massachusetts Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-14151 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town Place: New England
City of Bangor, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Town			Maine	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	City of Bangor, Maine Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-14153 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town Place: Maine
Village of Manset and Manset Shore Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Town			Southwest Harbor, Manset	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Village of Manset and Manset Shore Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-13526 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town Place: Southwest Harbor, Manset
Town of Northeast Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Town			Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Town of Northeast Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-13452 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town Place: Mount Desert, Northeast Harbor
Town of Southwest Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library	Reference	Places, Town			Southwest Harbor	In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted	Town of Southwest Harbor Southwest Harbor Public Library Identifier: swhpl-13432 Type: Reference Subject: Places, Town Place: Southwest Harbor

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