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The public library on Orr's Island, Maine. The island is within the town of Harpswell and forms the middle part of an archipelago with Sebascodegan Island (also known as Great Island) to its north and Bailey Island to its south

Orr's Island · 1850–1939

The public library on Orr's Island, Maine. The island is within the town of Harpswell and forms the middle part of an archipelago with Sebascodegan Island (also known as Great Island) to its north and Bailey Island to its south, Orr's Island, 1850–1939
The public library on Orr's Island, Maine. The island is within the town of Harpswell and forms the middle part of an archipelago with Sebascodegan Island (also known as Great Island) to its north and Bailey Island to its south, Orr's Island, 1850–1939. Libraries — Modern Federal Architecture, from the Library of Congress record.

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