Keywords: Maine (Ship)
Item 148785
Captain Michael Johnson at the helm of the "Sunbeam V," Northeast Harbor, ca. 2011
Contributed by: Maine Seacoast Mission Date: 2011 Location: Northeast Harbor Media: Photographic print
Item 148786
"Sunbeam V" Engineer Storey King, Northeast Harbor, ca. 2015
Contributed by: Maine Seacoast Mission Date: circa 2015 Location: Northeast Harbor Media: Photographic print
Item 86130
Storage, Browns Wharf, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Portland Ship Ceiling Use: Storage
Item 86872
Storage for Ship Supplies and Coal, Portland Pier, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Proprietors of Portland Pier Use: Storage for Ship Supplies and Coal
Item 151461
House for Capt. John W. Deering, Kennebunkport, 1890
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1890 Location: Kennebunkport Client: John W. Deering Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Item 151459
Arthur S. Bosworth cottage, Cape Elizabeth, 1928
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1911–1951 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: Arthur Sewall Bosworth Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
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
Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Along the Waterfront
"The most common themes were information about ships in harbor, what the longshoremen were working on, and notable large fish that were caught."
Site Page
Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Wiscasset's Arctic Connection
"… it was away "from the hubbub of the city" and ships could easily be loaded there. He chose the town as the departure port on many of his voyages to…"
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 Note from a Maine-American
by William Dow Turner
With 7 generations before statehood, and 5 generations since, Maine DNA carries on.
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.
Lesson Plan
Becoming Maine: The District of Maine's Coastal Economy
Grade Level: 3-5
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will introduce students to the maritime economy of Maine prior to statehood and to the Coasting Law that impacted the separation debate. Students will examine primary documents, take part in an activity that will put the Coasting Law in the context of late 18th century – early 19th century New England, and learn about how the Embargo Act of 1807 affected Maine in the decades leading to statehood.
