Keywords: Steamboat routes
Item 108702
"Southport" steamship at Five Islands, Georgetown, ca. 1915
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1915 Location: Georgetown Media: Glass Plate Negative
Item 34258
Steamboat Ticket, Lincoln, 1864
Contributed by: Lincoln Historical Society Date: 1864 Location: Lincoln Media: Ink on paper
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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.
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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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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor
"Others rode the same trains, steamboats, and stagecoaches as everyone else, placing their belongings—including canoes—in the cargo holds."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Island Postmistresses
"… 1894 this old mail route was discontinued and a steamboat company contracted to bring the mail daily from Rockland to Old Harbor This is a much…"
