Keywords: St. George River (Me.)
Item 7542
St. Georges Fort plan, Phippsburg, 1607
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1607-11-07 Location: Phippsburg Media: Ink on linen
Item 27178
Thomaston Harbor from St. George Road, Thomaston, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print
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.
Exhibit
In 1893, F.C. Whitehouse of Topsham, who owned paper mills in Topsham and Lisbon Falls, began construction of a third mill on the eastern banks of the Androscoggin River five miles north of Topsham. First, he had to build a dam to harness the river's power.
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s
"Resources Bergquist, David. “Life on a Tidal River.” Life on a Tidal River - Narrative, Maine Historical Society…"
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2
"George Abbott, a Brewer fireman, was killed when a chimney from a house on Penobscot Street fell on him while he was fighting a fire there."
Story
John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne
Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.
Story
A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker
Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference
