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Braunschweig And Ansbach-Bayreuth Troops At Fort George, Penobscot, During The American Revolutionary War, Anette Ruppel Rodrigues

Maine History Documents

Fort George, Penobscot, a British Fortification during the American Revolutionary War was reinforced with German troops. Why Fort George was important to the Crown and who these German troops were to help secure the fort is the focus of this article.

Contents: Introduction -- French Interest in Fort George -- End of Hostilities in North America but Continued French Interest in Fort George -- Braunschweig Troops at Fort George -- Ansbach-Bayreuth Troops at Fort George -- Did Time in the British Service in North America Influence the Germans' Future? -- Conclusion

Notes On The Nut-Crackers' Monthly, Larry Glatz

Maine History Documents

A short piece providing the history of what is believed to be the earliest "strictly puzzle" magazine published in America, The Nut-Crackers' Monthly printed in Auburn, Maine, in 1875 and 1876.

An Illustrated Memoir And Historical Account Of The Creation Of The Orono Bog Boardwalk, Ronald B. Davis

Maine History Documents

This is the preliminary version of Ronald B. Davis' memoir and historical account of the creation of the Orono Bog Boardwalk.

A revised, final edition was published by the Maine Agricultural and Forest Experiment Station (MAFES) with a slightly different title, Creating the Orono Bog Boardwalk: A Facility for Education, Research, and Recreation, Miscellaneous Publication no. 765, Spring, 2022. That publication is also available in DigitalCommons@UMaine at:

https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/aes_miscpubs/26/

In this account, the author describes how he was inspired to build the Orono Bog Boardwalk, the early planning and complex three-year building process, and the boardwalk’s first two years of …

Schoodic Cove: A History, Chapter 1, A Path Through History To Schoodic Cove, Mary A. Y. Gallagher

Maine History Documents

The first chapter in a history of Schoodic Cove that traces the developments that preceded and followed the coming of the railroad to Schoodic and explores the history of the sporting camps that emerged between 1897 and 1940. The chapter is broken into four parts: Part 1: The Path Through History to Schoodic Cove; Part 2: The First Sporting Camps in Schoodic Cove; Part 3: Nelson and Emma McNaughton's Lakeside Camps; and Part 4: The Cables and Schoodic Lake Camps.

West Of Chesuncook & North Of Moosehead: Log Drives & Sporting Camps, 1830-1971, William W. Geller

Maine History Documents

This Maine history book is the only one dedicated to logging and recreational activity in the river drainages of the Main, South and North branches of the West Branch of the Penobscot River; an area covering 32 townships of some of northwest Maine’s remotest timberlands. Geographically the area is literally west of Chesuncook and north of Moosehead lakes; it does not include the logging history on either lake.

The first chapter provides a context for the subsequent chapters: the area’s early history, routes to the area, and a summary of the evolution of the West Branch drive.

Chapter two includes …

Schoodic Cove: A History, Chapter 2, The Gourley Years (1940 To 1972), Mary A. Y. Gallagher

Maine History Documents

The second chapter in a history of Schoodic Cove that explores the history of Schoodic Lake Camps and how the Gourleys managed by exceedingly hard work and charm to provide a few hundred families with outdoor vacations in the tradition of the Maine Sporting Camp. This chapter includes Part 5: William J. Gourley and Katherine Maud Stowe Gourley; Part 6: Buying Schoodic Lake Camps and Raising a Family; Part 7: Expanding and Improving the Business; Part 8: Maintenance: Wood, Water, Telephone and the Camp Road; Part 9: Docks, Boats, Motors and Guests--Fisherman and Hunters; Part 10: Those Who Came to …

The Archaeology Of Merryspring Nature Center: The Asa Hosmer Farm (Me 073.014) And The Lt. Benjamin Burton Militia Encampment (Me 073.015), Part 5, Harbour Mitchell Iii

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In light of the overall amount of information gathered in two years of testing, and in an effort to make it as reader-friendly as possible, this report is comprised of five parts, Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, each being a separate volume. Each part represents a stand-alone section of the whole, with its own Table of Contents, Table of Figures, and Introduction.

Part 5 includes: Executive Summary; Table of Contents; Table of Figures; and Appendices A-D.

The Archaeology Of Merryspring Nature Center: The Asa Hosmer Farm (Me 073.014) And The Lt. Benjamin Burton Militia Encampment (Me 073.015), Part 3, Harbour Mitchell Iii

Maine History Documents

In light of the overall amount of information gathered in two years of testing, and in an effort to make it as reader-friendly as possible, this report is comprised of five parts, Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, each being a separate volume. Each part represents a stand-alone section of the whole, with its own Table of Contents, Table of Figures, and Introduction.

Part 3 includes: Executive Summary; Table of Contents; Table of Figures; Introduction; Soil Stratigraphy; Archaeological Stratigraphy; Features; Cultural Materials.

The Archaeology Of Merryspring Nature Center: The Asa Hosmer Farm (Me 073.014) And The Lt. Benjamin Burton Militia Encampment (Me 073.015), Part 4, Harbour Mitchell Iii

Maine History Documents

In light of the overall amount of information gathered in two years of testing, and in an effort to make it as reader-friendly as possible, this report is comprised of five parts, Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, each being a separate volume. Each part represents a stand-alone section of the whole, with its own Table of Contents, Table of Figures, and Introduction.

Part 4 includes: Executive Summary; Table of Contents; Table of Figures; Introduction; Cultural Material Spatial Distribution; Conclusions; and References Cited.

The Archaeology Of Merryspring Nature Center: The Asa Hosmer Farm (Me 073.014) And The Lt. Benjamin Burton Militia Encampment (Me 073.015), Part 2, Harbour Mitchell Iii

Maine History Documents

In light of the overall amount of information gathered in two years of testing, and in an effort to make it as reader-friendly as possible, this report is comprised of five parts, Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, each being a separate volume. Each part represents a stand-alone section of the whole, with its own Table of Contents, Table of Figures, and Introduction.

Part 2 includes: Executive Summary; Table of Contents; Table of Figures; Introduction; Archaeological Rationale, Context, and Protocol.

The Archaeology Of Merryspring Nature Center: The Asa Hosmer Farm (Me 073.014) And The Lt. Benjamin Burton Militia Encampment (Me 073.015), Part 1, Harbour Mitchell Iii

Maine History Documents

In light of the overall amount of information gathered in two years of testing, and in an effort to make it as reader-friendly as possible, this report is comprised of five parts, Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, each being a separate volume. Each part represents a stand-alone section of the whole, with its own Table of Contents, Table of Figures, and Introduction.

Part 1 includes: Executive Summary; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Table of Figures; Introduction; Geographical and Geological Context; Historic Background; Historic Ownership of Lot 71; and Regional Archaeological Context.

832,000 Acres: Maine's 1825 Fire And Its Piscataquis Logging Aftermath, Chapters 5-6, William W. Geller

Maine History Documents

Author's abstract:

The 1825 fire consumed 832,000 acres, a great deal of it in the Piscataquis River valley, and was nearly four times the size of Maine’s 1947 fires that consumed 220,000 acres. This is the only book that has more than a couple paragraphs about the fire; it includes all the limited amount of recorded information about the fire that started in the township of Guilford and burned in every direction on a compass. Furthermore, it is the only publication of any form that uses existing information to create a possible map of its boundary lines.

The central focus …

Maine Sporting Camp History On The Piscataquis River Tributaries, Part 2, William W. Geller

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Maine Sporting Camp History on the Piscataquis River Tributaries, Part 2: North from Brownville on the Chamberlain Lake Tote Road -- West from KIW on the Pleasant Valley Tote Road

Author's abstract

These sporting camps began to slowly develop in the mid-1870s and reached their heydays before the 1930s. To reach these camps, sports traveled on one of four land routes within the Piscataquis watershed. Each of these routes and the associated camps are the basis for chapters two through five. The first chapter traces the development of the settling along these routes and provides a context for the history …

Maine Sporting Camp History On The Piscataquis River Tributaries, Part 3, William W. Geller

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Maine Sporting Camp History on the Piscataquis River Tributaries, Part 3: West from Milo on the Greenville Stage Road -- Epilogue -- Place Names -- Sources of Information

Author's abstract

These sporting camps began to slowly develop in the mid-1870s and reached their heydays before the 1930s. To reach these camps, sports traveled on one of four land routes within the Piscataquis watershed. Each of these routes and the associated camps are the basis for chapters two through five. The first chapter traces the development of the settling along these routes and provides a context for the history of the …

832,000 Acres: Maine's 1825 Fire And Its Piscataquis Logging Aftermath, Chapter 4, William W. Geller

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Author's abstract:

The 1825 fire consumed 832,000 acres, a great deal of it in the Piscataquis River valley, and was nearly four times the size of Maine’s 1947 fires that consumed 220,000 acres. This is the only book that has more than a couple paragraphs about the fire; it includes all the limited amount of recorded information about the fire that started in the township of Guilford and burned in every direction on a compass. Furthermore, it is the only publication of any form that uses existing information to create a possible map of its boundary lines.

The central focus …

832,000 Acres: Maine's 1825 Fire And Its Piscataquis Logging Aftermath, Chapter 3, William W. Geller

Maine History Documents

Author's abstract:

The 1825 fire consumed 832,000 acres, a great deal of it in the Piscataquis River valley, and was nearly four times the size of Maine’s 1947 fires that consumed 220,000 acres. This is the only book that has more than a couple paragraphs about the fire; it includes all the limited amount of recorded information about the fire that started in the township of Guilford and burned in every direction on a compass. Furthermore, it is the only publication of any form that uses existing information to create a possible map of its boundary lines.

The central focus …

832,000 Acres: Maine's 1825 Fire And Its Piscataquis Logging Aftermath, Chapter 2, William W. Geller

Maine History Documents

Author's abstract:

The 1825 fire consumed 832,000 acres, a great deal of it in the Piscataquis River valley, and was nearly four times the size of Maine’s 1947 fires that consumed 220,000 acres. This is the only book that has more than a couple paragraphs about the fire; it includes all the limited amount of recorded information about the fire that started in the township of Guilford and burned in every direction on a compass. Furthermore, it is the only publication of any form that uses existing information to create a possible map of its boundary lines.

The central focus …

832,000 Acres: Maine's 1825 Fire And Its Piscataquis Logging Aftermath, Chapter 1 And Introductory Material, William W. Geller

Maine History Documents

Author's abstract:

The 1825 fire consumed 832,000 acres, a great deal of it in the Piscataquis River valley, and was nearly four times the size of Maine’s 1947 fires that consumed 220,000 acres. This is the only book that has more than a couple paragraphs about the fire; it includes all the limited amount of recorded information about the fire that started in the township of Guilford and burned in every direction on a compass. Furthermore, it is the only publication of any form that uses existing information to create a possible map of its boundary lines.

The central focus …

Accommodations At The Edge Of Wilderness: The Story Of Hunt Farm And Lunksoos On The Penobscot River's East Branch, John W. Neff

Maine History Documents

Contents: Prelude, Setting the Stage -- The Pioneers Arrive 1830-1845 -- Hunt Farm, The Way to Katahdin 1845–1880 -- The Ascendancy of the Dacey Clearing 1880–1900 -- Lunksoos in Times of Change 1900 – 1930 -- The Pasts Recedes, A Bright Future Unfolds 1930 to the Present

Maine Sporting Camp History On The Piscataquis River Tributaries, Part 1, William W. Geller

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Maine Sporting Camp History on the Piscataquis River Tributaries, Part 1: Introductory Material -- Settlement and Travel in the Piscataquis River Watershed -- Northeast to the Sporting Camps at Schoodic, Upper Ebeemee, Seboeis, Cedar, and Endless Lakes

Author's abstract:

These sporting camps began to slowly develop in the mid-1870s and reached their heydays before the 1930s. To reach these camps, sports traveled on one of four land routes within the Piscataquis watershed. Each of these routes and the associated camps are the basis for chapters two through five. The first chapter traces the development of the settling along these routes …

Katahdin Woods & Waters National Monument: The Formation From 2000 To 2016, Eric Hendrickson

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No abstract provided.

History Of Maine - History Index - Mhs, Kathy Amoroso

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No abstract provided.

History Of Maine - Roads, State Highway Commission

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No abstract provided.

History Of Maine - Logging, Wood Splitters Direct

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No abstract provided.

History Of Maine - Landslides, Maine Geological Survey

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No abstract provided.

History Of Maine - The Rising Of The Klan, Raney Bench

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No abstract provided.

The Mount Katahdin Peaks: The First 12 Women Climbers, 1849-1855, William W. Geller

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This article traces the chronology of the first twelve women to climb Mount Katahdin in Maine, using historical accounts and clues to identify women mentioned only with pseudonyms in newspaper accounts during the era of 1849 to 1855.

Log Driving On The West Branch Of The Penobscot River: An Addendum To Alfred Hempstead's Book The Penobscot Boom And The Development Of The West Branch Of The Penobscot River For Log Driving, William W. Geller

Maine History Documents

Alfred Hempstead’s late 1920’s research on logging on the West Branch of the Penobscot and its tributaries resulted in his publication of The Penobscot Boom and The Development of the West Branch of The Penobscot River for Log Driving in 1930. No other publication containing such a collection of information preceded his work and none have been printed since. Hempstead’s research, which is frequently cited, focused on determining when logging began on the river and each of its main tributaries, how loggers worked in cooperation with each other, and what they needed for infrastructure for the drives. In some situations …

Capt. Charles A. J. Farrar: Wilderness Writer And Adventure Provider, William B. Krohn

Maine History Documents

This article focuses on the life of Capt. Charles A. J. Farrar, emphasizing Farrar’s contributions to the birth and growth of tourism in western Maine. The article is based on a lecture that Dr. Krohn presented for the annual Hall Memorial Lecture at the Bethel Historical Society on October 13, 2012.

Dixfield's Henry O. Stanley, A Pioneer Conservation Leader, Nancy Drew Mcreynolds

Maine History Documents

A biographical sketch of Henry O. Stanley published in the Dixfield Historical Society Newsletter, the Dixfield Star.