Keywords: Town dock
Item 148904
"Sunbeam IV" at the town dock in Northeast Harbor, 1979
Contributed by: Maine Seacoast Mission Date: 1979 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print
Item 66541
Dock Square, Kennebunkport, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Kennebunkport Media: Linen texture postcard
Exhibit
The Irish on the Docks of Portland
Many of the dockworkers -- longshoremen -- in Portland were Irish or of Irish descent. The Irish language was spoken on the docks and Irish traditions followed, including that of giving nicknames to the workers, many of whose given names were similar.
Exhibit
A Town Is Born: South Bristol, 1915
After being part of the town of Bristol for nearly 150 years, residents of South Bristol determined that their interests would be better served by becoming a separate town and they broke away from the large community of Bristol.
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846
"… river at a section, referred to the Narrows, to dock his trading vessels. Paine did an extensive business in the lumber trade between here and…"
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Transportation
"Once the ship was at the dock, the cotton was brought up to the mill by horse and wagon. When the cotton was shipped out, they were brought to other…"
Story
Childhood Memories of Learning to Swim on Rangeley Lake
by Betty C.
Betty's two older sisters taught her how to swim on Rangeley Lake.
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
