Maine Memory Network

U.S. Frigate Constitution, Kittery, 1896

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1896 Location: Kittery; Portsmouth Media: Photoprint

U.S.S. Constitution, Portland, 1931

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1931 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

A Tale of Two Sailmakers

Camden has been home to generations of fishermen, shipbuilders, sailmakers, and others who make their living through the sea. The lives of two Camden sailmakers, who were born nearly a century apart, became entwined at a small house on Limerock Street.