The Sebago Lakes Region: A Brief History - Allen, Ned
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"The Sebago Lakes Region in southwestern Maine is one of the Pine TreeState's most historic. The lake;along with the Presumpscot and Songo Rivers, Brady Pond and Long Lake; was a major transportation route for Native Americansand English and French settlers. Both conflicts and legends abound along thesestoried waters. The waterways supported the region's growth into a commercialcenter, as sawmills, gristmills and tanneries flourished during the eighteenthand nineteenth centuries. Canals and railroads connected it to Portland and therest of New England and brought many visitors, making it one…mehr

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"The Sebago Lakes Region in southwestern Maine is one of the Pine TreeState's most historic. The lake;along with the Presumpscot and Songo Rivers, Brady Pond and Long Lake; was a major transportation route for Native Americansand English and French settlers. Both conflicts and legends abound along thesestoried waters. The waterways supported the region's growth into a commercialcenter, as sawmills, gristmills and tanneries flourished during the eighteenthand nineteenth centuries. Canals and railroads connected it to Portland and therest of New England and brought many visitors, making it one of Vacationland'smost popular destinations and the home of several historic summer camps. Join local author Ned Allen as heexplores this rich past and celebrates today's resurgence in activity, arts and culture in Bridgton, Standish and other towns around the Sebago Lakes"--
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Ned Allen is the collections manager and president of Bridgton & Freeport Historical Societies. He was curator at Portland Harbor Museum, curator and educational coordinator at Berkshire Historical Society and education coordinator of Maine Historical Society. He has a MA in New England Studies from the University of Southern Maine.