Keywords: Coast Guard boat
Item 79355
Coast Guard boat breaking through the ice, ca. 1934
Contributed by: Friendship Museum Date: circa 1933 Location: Friendship Media: Glass Negative
Item 35349
Hopley Yeaton ceremony, Lubec, 1975, 1975
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1975-08-19 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print
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For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.
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Liberty Threatened: Maine in 1775
At Lexington and Concord, on April 19, 1775, British troops attempted to destroy munitions stored by American colonists. The battles were the opening salvos of the American Revolution. Shortly, the conflict would erupt in Maine.
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2
"The Coast Guard could not get lines on the boat the first day, but they were successful at high tide the next day."
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"… Service (later to become the United States Coast Guard), commissioning Hopley Yeaton as its first officer."
