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The Maine Coast : Issues Considered

Maine Coastal Program

The Maine Coast : Issues Considered - A Report to the Governor by his Advisory Committee on Coastal Development and Conservation

Maine Coastal Program, Maine State Planning Office

Augusta, Maine (31 October 1978)

Contents: Introduction / Summary of Committee Recommendations / Fisheries / Port Development / Heavy Industry Siting / Travel and Tourism / Cumulative Impact of Development / Natural Resource Information Transfer
The Maine Competition: Architectural Design for Low-Cost Housing

Maine State Planning Office

The Maine Competition: Architectural Design for Low-Cost Housing - Submissions - October 1976.

Sponsoring Agencies: Allen Pease, Director, State Planning Office; Genevieve Gelder, Director, State Housing Authority; Evan Richert, Sam Ely Community Services Corp.

"The Competition was funded in part by grants from the Maine State Commission on the Arts and Humanities and a HUD Comprehensive Planning and Assistance Grant."
The Maine Indian Land Claims Case: Pro and Con

Joseph Pecoraro

The Maine Indian Land Claims Case: Pro and Con / Materials compiled by Dr. Joseph Pecoraro, curriculum consultant, State Department of Educational and Cultural Services, 1979.

"This is a collection of articles taken from The Church World dealing with the Maine Indian Land Claim issue."
The Modern Defenses of the Coast of Maine, 1891 - 1945 (Vol.1)

Joel W. Eastman

The Modern Defenses of the Coast of Maine, 1891 - 1945 (Vol.1)

by Joel W. Eastman.

Contents: Preface and Acknowledgements, I. History, II. Inventory of Sites and Structures, III. Evaluation of Specific Sites and Structures, IV. Appendices, The Author.

Prepared for Maine Historical Preservation Commission, Augusta, Maine

October 31, 1988
The Modern Defenses of the Coast of Maine, 1891 - 1945 (Vol. 2)

Joel W. Eastman

The Modern Defenses of the Coast of Maine, 1891 - 1945 (Vol. 2) - Annexes.

by Joel W. Eastman

Contents: Annex 1 -- Maps of Forts, Reservations and Locations., Annex 2 -- Representative Batteries and Ordnance., Annex 3 -- Plans of Representative Structures., Annex 4 -- Photographs of Representative Structures.

Prepared for Maine Historic Preservation Commission, Augusta, Maine

October 23, 1988
The New Gloucester Centennial, September 7, 1874

T. H. Haskell

The New Gloucester Centennial, September 7, 1874

by T.H. Haskell

Appendix Lists: " Votes of the Town During the Revolution", "Roll of Capt. Parsons' Company", "Polls and Estates", "Aged People" etc.
The Oxford Hills and Other Papers

Charles E. Waterman

The Oxford Hills and Other Papers

by Charles E. Waterman

Merrill & Webber Co., Auburn, Maine 1929.

Contents: The Oxford Hills / Mansion and Man / Androscoggin Valley Paper-Makers / Gem Stones of the White Mountain Foot Hills / Andrew Cragie
The Percent for Art Handbook : A Guide for Selecting Public Art Through Maine's Percent for Art Law

Maine State Commission on the Arts and the Humanities

The Percent for Art Handbook : A Guide for Selecting Public Art Through Maine's Percent for Art Law

Maine State Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Augusta, Maine, 1984.

Contents: Part I: The Law / Part II: The Participants / Part III: The Process / Part IV: Apprendices
The Port of Portland, State of Maine

Port of Portland Authority

The Port of Portland, State of Maine

Compiled and Distributed by Port of Portland Authority, 1935(?).

Contents include: General Description of Port / Marine Terminal Facilities / Port Services and Costs Usually Borne by Vessels / Terminal Charges and Railroad Absorption Arrangements / Historical Sketch of the Port of Portland / Commerce of the Port / Steamship Services / Railroad Service / Bunkering Facilities / Water Supply / Fisheries / Industrial and Agricultural Activities of State / Recreational Facilities of the State of Maine / Maine's Wild Waters Full of Fighting Fish / Laws; Rules; Regulations; Pertaining to Portland Harbor / Legislation Creating the "Port of Portland Authority" / Motor Trucking Industry / Schooner "Edna Hoyt" / Yachting in Maine Waters / Classified Directory of Advertisers.
The Productivity Imperative and the New Maine Economy

Maine State Planning Office

The Productivity Imperative and the New Maine Economy

Maine State Planning Office, Economics Division, April 1990.

Richard H. Silkman, Director; Stephen J. Adams, Principal Author

Contents: Introduction / Maine's New Economy / The Productivity Imperative / Meeting the Productivity Imperative / Conclusions / Notes / References
The Silent Watcher, Or, York As Seen From Agamenticus

Sybil Warburton

The Silent Watcher, Or, York As Seen From Agamenticus

by Sybil Warburton

"Giving a Glimpse into its Past History as the City of Gorgeana, with a Few Suggestive Pictures of the Town at the Present Time."

Boston, Mass., 1897

Contents: Historical Sketch / The Winds' Voices / The Silent Watcher / The Spirit of the Storm / The Sands of Georgeana / The Runaway Brook / What the River Told to the Watching Cape / School Days / York River / Calling the Cows
The Story of an Old New England Town: History of Lee, Maine

Vinal A. Houghton

The Story of an Old New England Town: History of Lee, Maine

Compiled and Edited by Vinal A. Houghton, Belgrade, Maine (Formerly of Lee, Maine).

Nelson Print, Wilton, Maine 1926

Contents: Descriptive / Historical / Reminscences / The Religious History / The Schools / Lee Academy / The Industrial History / The Fraternal Organizations / The Military History / The Civil Roster / The Census of 1860 / Odds and Ends of History / First Things / Lee in Poetry / Early Settlers / Miscellaneous Items / Angling on the Passadumkeag / The Mattakeunk Cabin Colony / Conclusions
The Story of New Sweden as Told at the Quarter Centennial Celebration of the Founding of the Swedish Colony in the Woods of Maine, June 25, 1895

Stanley J. Estes

The Story of New Sweden as Told at the Quarter Centennial Celebration of the Founding of the Swedish Colony in the Woods of Maine, June 25, 1895

Edited by Stanley J. Estes
The Story of Prouts Neck

Rupert Sargent Holland

The Story of Prouts Neck

by Rupert Sargent Holland

The Prouts Neck Association, Prouts Neck, Maine (1924)

Contents: I. The First Settlement / II. The Second Settlement / III. Prouts Neck / Colonial Chronology / Key to Holland Map

Maps: "General Plan of the 18 Hole Golf Course" and "Sketch Map of Prouts Neck, Maine, J.W. Holland, 1910".
The Underground Railroad in New England

American Revolution Bicentennial Administration, Region I

The Underground Railroad in New England.

Published by the American revolution bicentennial Administration, Region I.

Georgia E. Ireland, Regional Director; Mary Yeaton, Project Director (1976?).

"Credit for this publication is extended to Boston 200, The Bicentennial and Historical Commissions of the six New England states, and the Underground Railroad Task Force: Andrew Bell, Charles Carter, Gilbert Center, Cindy Coombs, George Cyr, Terry Harlow, Joyce Keeler, Richard Kuns, Gaunzetta Mitchell, Marcus Mitchell, Matthew Rillovick , Rowena Stewart, Carolyn Van Horn, Mary Wyatt, Dr. Robert York."
The Voluntary Water Quality Monitoring Program : 1982 Project Report

Barbara Welch, Judy Potvin, and Mary Ellen Dennis

The Voluntary Water Quality Monitoring Program : 1982 Project Report

by Barbara Welch, Judy Potvin & Mary Ellen Dennis

Division of Environmental Evaluation and Lake Studies, Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Augusta, Maine 1982.

Contents: Understanding Maine's Lakes and Ponds / Acknowledgement / Temperature / Dissolved Oxygen / Other Measures of Lake Water Quality / Nutrients / Algae and Chlorophyll a / Transparency / Morphometry / Sampling / Protection / Classification / Answers to Most Frequently Asked Questions / Glossary of Terms / Appendix A : Maximum, Minimum, and Mean Values / Appendix B : Phosphate Content of Common Cleansers / Appendix C : Maine Trophic State Index Criteria / Appendix D : 1982 TSI Values / Appendix E : Class GP-B Lakes / Appendix F : Conversion Chart / Appendix G : Ranges of Transparency, Chlorophyll a, and Total Phosphorus / Lake Data
Thomas Sewall; Some of His Ancestors and All of His Descendants: A Genealogy

Henry Sewall Webster

Thomas Sewall; Some of His Ancestors and All of His Descendants: A Genealogy

by Henry Sewall Webster (1845- ).

Gardner, Maine 1904.

Contents: Part I - Ancestors of Thomas Sewall / Part II - Thomas Sewall and His Descendants.
Three Men From Maine : Sir William Pepperrell, Sir William Phips, James Sullivan and A Bit of Old England in New England

John Francis Sprague and Bertram E. Packard

Three Men From Maine : Sir William Pepperrell, Sir William Phips, James Sullivan (by John Francis Sprague); and A Bit of Old England in New England (by Bertram E. Packard)

Sprague's Journal of Maine History, Dover-Foxcroft, Maine (1924).

Contents: Sir William Pepperrell (1696-1759) / Sir William Phips (1651-1695) / James Sullivan (1744-1808) / A Bit of Old England in New England (Gardiner family)
To Arms! Songs of the Great War

Laura E. Richards

To Arms! Songs of the Great War

by Laura E. Richards

The Page Company, Boston, Mass., 1918.

"First Impression, December, 1917."

The Colonial Press, C.H. Simonds Co., Boston, U.S.A.
Tourmaline - A Prospecting Guide for Massive Base-Metal Sulfide Deposits in the Penobscot Bay Area, Maine

John F. Slack

Tourmaline - A Prospecting Guide for Massive Base-Metal Sulfide Deposits in the Penobscot Bay Area, Maine

by John F. Slack, U.S. Geological Survey

Special Economic Studies Series No.8

Maine Geological Survey, Department of Conservation, Augusta, Maine (June, 1980).

Contents: Abstract / Introduction / Geologic Setting / Massive Sulfide Deposits / Tourmaline Occurrences / Tourmaline: A Guide to Ore / Acknowledgements / References Cited