My mountain journal, 1956-1971.

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My mountain journal, 1956-1971.

A handwritten daily journal of a fire spotter in Maine. It includes personal memoirs and official records during the summers Paul Ware was a watchman for fires. Included also are a map, a newspaper clipping about the phasing out of fire rangers, and photographs.

1 folder.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7704501

Raymond H. Fogler Library

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Maine. Forest Commissioner

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Ware, Paul C., 1905-

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Paul C. Ware of W. Gardiner, Maine was a plumber for 33 years. In the summer of 1956 he took a job as a fire spotter for the Maine Forest Service at #5 Mountain in Franklin County in the Jackman area. In subsequent summers he was a fire spotter on Kibby Mountain (1957), Snow Mountain (1958 and 1959), and Mt. Pisgah (1960). From the description of My mountain journal, 1956-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 55494797 ...