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Eliot
Contributor(s): Elliott, Margaret A. (Author), Eliot Historical Society (Author)
ISBN: 1531622305     ISBN-13: 9781531622305
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
OUR PRICE:   $28.79  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: June 2005
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BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt)
- History | United States - State & Local - General
Dewey: 974.195
Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (0.91 lbs) 130 pages
Themes:
- Geographic Orientation - Maine
- Cultural Region - New England
 
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Publisher Description:
Eliot's founding fathers came to Maine in search of prime fishing waters and abundant forests. Settlers traveled up the Piscataqua River for commercial purposes in the 1600s. Eliot evolved as a strong community dedicated to innovation, education, and the preservation of the town's early history and traditions. Citizens excelled as farmers, shipbuilders, and brickmakers. Gristmills and most sawmills of the past gave way to latenineteenth-and early-twentieth-century vacation cottages, summer camps for both children and adults, and the cultural oasis of the Baha'I community. Renowned citizens have included war heroes, entrepreneurs, a prolific inventor, and a governor. Eliot tells the story of the growth of this historic Maine town through nearly two hundred vintage photographs.