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(wind whooshing)
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(energetic music)
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- [Narrator] Our journey
begins at the Isles of Shoals,
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off the Maine coast before
crossing to the mainland
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and the harbor town of Kittery.
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From there, our journey heads northeast,
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up the coast, past small
harbors and rivers,
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to Kennebunkport and the summer home
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of a presidential family.
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Continuing up the coast,
past islands and lighthouses,
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are the harbor and city of Portland.
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And in the large bay to the
north are the Calendar Islands
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and Brunswick, home to one
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of the best known 19th century writers.
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Our journey ends at the nearby
historic shipyard of Bath.
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We start our journey
six miles off the coast
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at the Isles of Shoals,
which straddle the border
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between the states of
Maine and New Hampshire.
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Back in the 17th century,
all the islands were
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under the control of the
Massachusetts Bay Colony
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when Maine and New Hampshire
were still just provinces
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and not yet American states.
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The islands were first
used by Native Americans
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as fishing grounds before
the first Europeans set foot
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on them in 1623.
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By the 18th century,
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a fairly prosperous
community was living here
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until the War of Independence,
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when the islanders were
evacuated to the mainland.
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It was not until the middle
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of the 19th century
(seabirds crying)
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that two investors opened
a popular summer hotel
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and later played host
to an arts community.
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Since 1915, a number of
the islands have belonged
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to the Star Island Corporation,
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a non-profit religious
retreat and conference center.
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During the summer, it hosts
a number of week-long events,
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making use of the old Oceanic Hotel.
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In 1914, the local
people erected an obelisk
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in honor of the Reverend John Tucke,
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who, in the 18th century,
served the community
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for over 40 years.
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The largest island in the group
is Appledore, at 95 acres.
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It was home to a large hotel
during the 19th century,
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but this burned to the ground in 1914.
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Today, the island is the operating station
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of the Shoals Marine Laboratory.
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Some of the smaller islands,
like Lunging Island,
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are privately owned,
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and a perfect place to
get away from it all.
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(seabirds crying)
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On the mainland, the state
border divides the harbor towns
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of Portsmouth,
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in New Hampshire, and Kittery in Maine.
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(boat engine hums)
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And in the harbor entrance,
ships have been warned
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of dangerous rocks since
1820 by Whaleback Light.
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The lighthouse was rebuilt in 1872,
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following storm damage to its predecessor.
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In the middle of the
harbor, is Seavey Island,
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and an historic naval shipyard.
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There has been a dispute
between Maine and New Hampshire
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over its ownership for nearly 200 years,
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and it was only settled in Maine's favor
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as recently as 2001 by
the US Supreme Court.
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Though now officially in Maine,
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the dock yard is still called
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
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The present yard was
established back in 1800
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at the behest of America's
second president, John Adams.
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This makes the shipyard the
oldest continuously operating
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one in the United States,
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and one of the first ships to be launched
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was the 74-gun warship
USS Washington in 1815.
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A hundred years later,
during the first world war,
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the shipyard began to build submarines,
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which continued through
the second world war,
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when over 70 were built.
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Many of the buildings of
the island are registered
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as historic places,
include the naval prison,
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built in 1905, and dubbed The Castle.
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During World War II,
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it held many captured German U-boat crews.
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The prison was finally closed in 1974.
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Guarding the harbor and
shipyard in previous centuries
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was Fort McClary, built in 1808.
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It was finally decommissioned in 1918.
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A few miles up the coast
is the town of York Harbor.
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During the war of independence,
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when the Isles of Shoals were abandoned,
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some of the fisherman took
down their small, wooden houses
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and literally floated them
across the bay to York Harbor,
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where they were hauled ashore and rebuilt.
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This once-prosperous sea port
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boasts several fine 18th century mansions.
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(gentle music)
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One of them is upstream,
overlooking the river,
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the Sayward-Wheeler
House, built in the 1720s.
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It was the home of Jonathan
Sayward, a local merchant
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and respected civic leader.
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He remodeled the house in the
1760s in the latest styles
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from England and adapted
for a colonial way of life.
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After his death, his descendants decided
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to change very little in the house,
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probably due to a lack of money.
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As a result, the house is a time capsule
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of 18th century taste and one
of the finest colonial houses
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on America's Eastern Seaboard.
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There are more than 60 lighthouses
along the coast of Maine,
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which in the days before radar and GPS,
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were vital for keeping
ships out of danger.
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(gentle music)
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One of the best known
stands on Nubble Island
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at the end of Cape Neddick
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(seabirds crying)
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In 1874, the US Congress
appropriated $15,000
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to build a light station here,
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and it's still in use today.
(seabird crying)
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Locally known as The Nubble Light,
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it's an American landmark, so much so,
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that an image of the
lighthouse was carried
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in the Voyager Spacecraft along
with the Great Wall of China
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and the Taj Mahal in case
it fell into the hands
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of intelligent extraterrestrials.
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Unusually, the stanchions
of the walkway railing
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around the lantern room are decorated
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with four-inch brass replicas
of the lighthouse itself.
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The Nubble Light has
appeared on more postcards,
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calendars, and other souvenirs
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than almost any other
New England lighthouse.
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(gentle music)
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Many of the old fishing villages
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have now become popular places to visit.
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Ogunquit, which meant coastal
lagoon to the Abenaki Indians,
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is one of the most popular,
and especially Perkins Cove,
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with its much-photographed drawbridge.
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(seabirds crying)
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Back in the 19th century,
this was the haunt of artists
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who would be seen painting
alongside the fishermen
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as they both plied
their respective trades.
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At the same time, large houses
were built for the rich,
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which have since been turned
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into hotels like Beachmere
Inn, built in the 1880s.
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Today the coastline attracts
visitors from far afield,
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and especially in the
autumn when the color
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of the trees resembles
an artist's palette.
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The three-and-a-half mile beach is one
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of the areas main attractions,
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and forms a natural peninsula
protecting the Ogunquit River.
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(water swashing)
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All along this stretch
of coast, slow flowing,
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meandering rivers make it a perfect place
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to quietly paddle a canoe and be amazed
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by the autumn colors on view.
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This is the beautiful Mousam River.
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The river flows out to sea
near Kennebunkport Beach,
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where expensive houses
of all shapes and sizes
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line the coast.
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(gentle music)
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Kennebunkport, itself, was
named after the river in 1821.
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There had been a European settlement here
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since the mid-17th century,
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but following Native Indian attacks,
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it was largely abandoned
until the 18th century.
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Shipping and trade then
prospered along the river,
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and the town began to grow.
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(birds chirping)
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By the 19th century,
the town had developed
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into a summer destination,
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and it's been growing in
popularity ever since.
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Kennebunkport is also well
known for its seafood,
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and one restaurant guide
voted the takeaway Clam Shack
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one of the top 10 in the United States.
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Over the years, it has
served two presidents
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and several world leaders who
did not have to wait in line,
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because just up the
coast, on Walker's Point,
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is the Bush compound.
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Here they entertained world leaders,
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including Margaret
Thatcher, Mikhail Gorbachev,
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Vladimir Putin, and Nicolas Sarkozy,
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and the Secret Service detail
on duty would have to go
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and pick up the order of
lobster rolls and fries
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from The Clam Shack.
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(birds chirping)
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A few miles up the Kennebunk river
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is the Wedding Cake House.
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It was begun by the ship
builder, George Bourne, in 1825
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in a style which became
known as Carpenter Gothic.
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He had traveled to Italy
and been very impressed
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by the Gothic beauty of Milan Cathedral.
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On his return, and using only hand tools,
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he set about building his Gothic house.
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His only help was one of the apprentices
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from his shipyard.
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(gentle music)
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George Borne spent the rest
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of his life adding embellishments,
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and it was said of him that he
knew no limits to his skill.
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(birds chirping)
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10 miles up the coast is Biddeford Pool
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and the site of the first
recorded, permanent settlement
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in Maine during the early 17th century.
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(gentle music)
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Back in those days, it
was called Winter Harbor,
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and the growing village
suffered several attacks
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from Indians for the next hundred years.
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Today, Biddeford Pool is invaded
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by more peaceful visitors who come from
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across the United States
as well as from Canada
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to enjoy the spectacular coastline.
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And from the golf club on the north side,
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the players get a good view of Wood Island
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and a 19th century story of
murder, suicides, and ghosts.
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(gentle music)
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Wood Island Lighthouse
is the second oldest
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in the state of Maine
and was built in 1858.
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38 years later, a drunken
drifter named Howard Hobbs,
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who rented a small shack on Wood Island,
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was on the mainland when
the local sheriff threatened
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to arrest him over a row with his wife.
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Hobbs shot the sheriff
and fled to his shack
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on Wood Island.
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He confronted the lighthouse
keeper, Mr. Orcutt,
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at his house, who tried to persuade Hobbs
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to give himself up.
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He did not succeed, and
Hobbs went back to his shack
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and shot himself.
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(water swashing)
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Over the years following this incident,
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groans were heard coming from the shack,
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a shadow of a ghostly figure witnessed,
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and locked doors were
mysteriously left opened.
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The next lighthouse keeper
was slowly being driven mad
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by it all, and one night in
1905, rode to the mainland,
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and the next morning
he jumped to his death.
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In 2005, a paranormal research
team began carrying out
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an investigation into the hauntings,
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which merely adds to the
mystery of the strange goings-on
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at Wood Island Light.
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Across the bay is Prouts
Neck, a small peninsula town.
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(gentle music)
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By the end of the 19th century,
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it had became a very fashionable place
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to have what was called a summer cottage,
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though cottage may not exactly
be the right description
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of these large houses.
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(birds chirping)
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Today, many of the houses are still owned
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by the same families who built
them over 100 years earlier.
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(seabird crying)
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In 1883, one of America's most influential
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19th century artists moved to Prouts Neck,
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where he spent the rest of his life,
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Winslow Homer.
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He remodeled a carriage
house on his parents' estate.
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For the next 20 years, he
struggled to sell his paintings,
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but at least he had the
support of his parents,
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and later his brother.
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By 1900, his paintings and,
in particular, his seascapes,
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were beginning to be sold well,
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and he finally reached
success as an artist
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as well as gaining financial security.
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Winslow Homer died in this studio in 1910
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at the age of 74.
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(dramatic music)
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Today, the studio has been acquired
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by the Portland Museum of
Art in order to celebrate
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one of America's greatest painters.
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Cape Elizabeth stands
at the southern entrance
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to Portland Harbor, and before
two lighthouses were built,
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ships would be wrecked on the rocks
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as they tried to round the point at night.
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(gentle music)
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The first lights were
constructed back in 1828
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but were later replaced with
two cast iron ones in 1873.
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But this two-light system
was discontinued in 1924
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and the inland lighthouse sold off.
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Cape Elizabeth Light, nearest the coast,
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is still in service.
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Ships entering Portland Harbor
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then encounter another light standing out
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on a dangerous rocky promontory.
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Portland Head Light was
commissioned by George Washington
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and completed in 1791.
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(water swashing)
(seabirds crying)
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Since then, the tower has
been shortened by 20 feet
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and then raised again in 1864.
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The poet, Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow, who lived in Portland,
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often visited the light
and was, perhaps, inspired
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to write his poem "The Lighthouse."
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Two verses read the rocky
ledge runs far into the sea
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and on its outer point some miles away,
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the lighthouse lifts its massive masonry,
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a pillar of fire by
night, of cloud by day,
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(seabirds crying)
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and the great ships
sail outward and return,
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bending and bowing over
the billowy swells,
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and ever joyful, as they see it burn,
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they wave their silent
welcome and farewells.
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(water swashing)
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At the entrance to Portland
Harbor are two forts.
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The first is Fort
Scammell on House Island,
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built in 1808 and
modernized during the 1850s.
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(military cadence music)
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Between 1907 and 1937, the
island and fort were used
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as an immigration center and
considered the north's version
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of Ellis Island in New York Harbor.
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In 1857, Fort George was added
to the defense of the harbor.
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(water swashing)
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(gentle music)
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Portland is the largest city in Maine,
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and for 12 years, from
1820, was the capital
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of the new state until
the status was conferred
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upon Augusta in 1832.
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The city's Latin motto is Resurgam,
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meaning I will rise again.
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This refers to Portland's
Great Fire of 1866,
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which destroyed 1800 buildings
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and made over 10,000 people homeless.
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At the time, it was
America's greatest fire.
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The poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,
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whose poem "The Lighthouse" we
heard some lines from earlier
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described the fire as desolation,
desolation, desolation.
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It reminds me of Pompeii.
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Longfellow was born in Portland in 1807,
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and lived in this house with his parents
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until he left for college.
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He was to gain great
popularity in his own lifetime,
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writing poems about mythology and legend,
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and today is considered one
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of the most distinguished poets
America has ever produced.
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(birds chirping)
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(boat engine hums)
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Portland Harbor sits on the
southern end of Casco Bay
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and the Calendar Islands.
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(upbeat music)
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The name of the islands
is based on the myth
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that there are 365 of them.
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It was first reported back in 1700
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by a British Military
Engineer who said there were
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as many islands as there
are days of the year.
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In fact, there are only 136,
but the name stuck anyway.
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Small ferries link the islands,
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and the bay offers great
sailing as well as fishing.
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Most of the islands are inhabited,
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but some of the smaller
ones have only a few houses.
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(birds chirping)
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In 1912, a Mr. Leon Leonwood
Bean opened a small store
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in the basement of his
brother's clothes shop
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in Freeport.
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He started to sell the Bean
Boot or the Maine Hunting Shoe.
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He called the store L. L.
Bean, and it became so popular
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that in 1951, it started
to open 24 hours a day.
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His stores expanded into
Freeport's principal business,
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and today it's a worldwide company
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with sales totalling over
a billion dollars a year.
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(birds chirping)
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A few miles outside Freeport
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is an interesting natural
curiosity, a desert
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in the middle of Maine.
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It may look like sand, but
it's actually glacial silt
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which was deposited 10,000 years ago,
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and is around 25 meters deep.
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Over the following centuries,
topsoil formed a cap,
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enabling trees and grass to grow.
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(birds chirping)
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It was exposed as a
result of a local farmer
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in the late 18th century
who cleared the ground
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and then failed to rotate his crops,
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which, together with
overgrazing, led to soil erosion
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and this sand-like dune.
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(gentle music)
(birds chirping)
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As the desert spread,
the farmer gave up trying
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to control it and let
nature take its course.
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The site was bought in 1919 and turned
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into a tourist attraction.
(birds chirping)
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In the 1950s, there was
a real camel on the site,
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but as it spat at the
tourists, it was sent to a zoo,
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and a life-sized statue replaced it.
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(gentle music)
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A few miles to the east
is the town of Brunswick
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and one of America's top 10
universities, Bowdoin College.
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Unlike most successful universities,
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Bowdoin has remained small,
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and only has a student population of 1700.
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The college was founded in 1794,
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and two preeminent writers graduated here
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in the same year, 1825, Nathaniel
Hawthorne, the novelist,
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and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the poet.
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("Battle Hymn of the Republic")
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The college's connections
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to the American Civil War
prompted people to say
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that the war began and ended in Brunswick
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because a Bowdoin professor
received the surrender
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of the Confederate Army in 1865,
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and the wife of another professor
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began writing the one book
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that influenced the start of it in 1852,
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"Uncle Tom's Cabin".
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The writer was Harriet Beecher Stowe,
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who, along with her husband,
was an ardent abolitionist,
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and her book picturing life as a slave
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sold over 300,000 copies
in the first year,
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making it the most
successful American novel
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of the 19th century.
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She even housed fugitive slaves
here in her Brunswick house,
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where she wrote the book,
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which prompted President
Lincoln to say to her,
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"So you are the little
woman who wrote the book
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"that started this great war."
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From Brunswick, it's not
far to our final destination
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at the ship-building town of
Bath on the Kennebec River.
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(upbeat music)
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This US Navy ship is being
built at the Bath Iron Works.
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The yard was founded in 1884
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and has been building
war ships ever since.
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During World War II, ships
built in the Bath Iron Works
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were considered to be
of superior toughness,
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which gave rise to the saying
Bath-built is best-built.
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At the peak of production during the war,
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the shipyard launched a
destroyer every 17 days,
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a quite remarkable feat.
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Over the years,
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the yard has designed and
constructed battle ships,
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frigates, cruisers, and destroyers,
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including the latest Arleigh
Burke class destroyers,
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which are among the world's
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most advanced surface warships.
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In 2001, the yard built an
enormous concrete platform
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for the final assembly of these ships.
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This means ships do not
have to be built on a slope
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in order to be launched,
but constructed on the level
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and then transferred to the platform.
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When the ship is finished,
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the platform is lowered in the water,
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and the new ship floats off.
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And it's here that we end this journey
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along the picturesque coast of Maine.
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(gentle music)
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(graphics whooshing)
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