Keywords: Lower Narrows
Item 34349
Saco River narrows, Biddeford, ca. 1915
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1915 Location: Biddeford; Saco ; Biddeford; Biddeford Media: Postcard
Item 80891
The Narrow Gauge Plowing Snow, Monson, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Northern Threads: The rise and fall of the gigot sleeve
A themed exhibit vignette within "Northern Threads Part I," featuring the balloon-like gigot sleeve of the 1830s.
Exhibit
The Life and Legacy of the George Tate Family
Captain George Tate, mast agent for the King of England from 1751 to the Revolutionary War, and his descendants helped shape the development of Portland (first known as Falmouth) through activities such as commerce, shipping, and real estate.
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857
"Chapman and Flint laid out a new yard on the Narrows (a narrowing of the river northwest of the Wadsworth Street bridge) near John Paine’s original…"
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825
"… and ship chandlers at Paine’s wharf, near the Narrows on the George's River, an area below the prison site."
Story
An enjoyable conference, Portland 2021
by John C. Decker, Danville, Pennsylvania
Some snippets from a 4-day conference by transportation historians in Portland, September 7-11, 2021
