Keywords: Steamboat Wharves
Item 12198
Steamboat Wharf, Orr's Island, 1946
Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1946 Location: Harpswell Media: Photographic print
Item 80430
Steamboat Landing, Friendship, 1908
Contributed by: Friendship Museum Date: 1908 Location: Friendship Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
After the canoe, steamboats became the favored method of transportation on Moosehead Lake. They revolutionized movement of logs and helped promote tourism in the region.
Exhibit
Jameson & Wotton Wharf, Friendship
Since 1897, the Jameson & Wotton Wharf in Friendship has been an important addition to the community on Muscongus Bay. The wharf, which is accessible at all tides, was a steamboat stop for many years, as well as important to the lobster business.
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation
"Later, wharves were constructed at Ryder’s Cove, Hewes Point, Smith’s Landing and, by 1891, at Dark Harbor."
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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century
"A steamboat even docked at Steamboat Wharf on Contention Cove. Started in 1839, the village shipyard was located at the present day town landing."
