Keywords: Economics Industry Shipbuilding
Item 102856
Businessmen at the Cumberland Shipyard, South Portland, ca. 1918
Do you recognize any of these men?
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1918 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 102857
Executives at Cumberland Shipyard, South Portland, ca. 1918
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1918 Location: South Portland Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
South Portland's Wartime Shipbuilding
Two shipyards in South Portland, built quickly in 1941 to construct cargo ships for the British and Americans, produced nearly 270 ships in two and a half years. Many of those vessels bore the names of notable Mainers.
Exhibit
Biddeford, Saco and the Textile Industry
The largest textile factory in the country reached seven stories up on the banks of the Saco River in 1825, ushering in more than a century of making cloth in Biddeford and Saco. Along with the industry came larger populations and commercial, retail, social, and cultural growth.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Industrial Recources
"Ship's Caulking Tool KitDavistown Museum Early shipbuilding in Hallowell was quite different from modern shipbuilding today because of the tools…"
Site Page
Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Shipbuilding in Biddeford: Lore, Leaders, and Legacy
"Shipbuilding in Biddeford: Lore, Leaders, and Legacy 3-masted schooner towed by tug boat in Saco River, ca."
Story
Maine and the Atlantic World Slave Economy
by Seth Goldstein
How Maine's historic industries are tied to slavery
Lesson Plan
Primary Sources: The Maine Shipyard
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students a close-up look at historical operations behind Maine's famed shipbuilding and shipping industries. Students will examine primary sources including letters, bills of lading, images, and objects, and draw informed hypotheses about the evolution of the seafaring industry and its impact on Maine’s communities over time.
