Keywords: Maine's First Ship
Item 17271
Nameplate from the S.S. Lillian Nordica, 1944
Contributed by: Nordica Memorial Association Date: 1944 Location: Farmington Media: Metal
Item 27831
Ship Frank F. Curling, Thomaston, 1878
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1878 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Enemies at Sea, Companions in Death
Lt. William Burrows and Commander Samuel Blyth, commanders of the USS Enterprise and the HMS Boxer, led their ships and crews in Battle in Muscongus Bay on Sept. 5, 1813. The American ship was victorious, but both captains were killed. Portland staged a large and regal joint burial.
Site Page
"Every time they got a new shipping material(another item) the captain would write it all down in his captains log which contains the item, how much…"
Site Page
Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists
"Maine Historical Society The War of 1812 proved a trying time for the separation movement in Maine."
Story
Saga of a Sub Chaser S.C. 268 along Maine Coast
by DANIEL R CHRISTOPHER
A look back at a Sub Chaser Crew on duty along the Maine coastline near the end of World War I
Story
A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker
Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference
