Keywords: Water Transportation
Item 99405
Westport Ferry Arriving at Wiscasset, 1941
Contributed by: Maine Department of Transportation Date: 1941 Location: Westport Island; Wiscasset Media: Photographic print
Item 99406
Westport Ferry Leaves from Wiscasset, 1941
Contributed by: Maine Department of Transportation Date: 1941 Location: Westport Island; Wiscasset Media: Photographic print
Item 151335
The Checkley House, Scarborough, 1895
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Scarborough Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Exhibit
Princeton: Woods and Water Built This Town
Princeton benefited from its location on a river -- the St. Croix -- that was useful for transportation of people and lumber and for powering mills as well as on its proximity to forests.
Exhibit
"We are growing to be somewhat cosmopolitan..." Waterville, 1911
Between 1870 and 1911, Waterville more than doubled in size, becoming a center of manufacturing, transportation, and the retail trade and offering a variety of entertainments for its residents.
Site Page
Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation
"Water Transportation Text by David Thibodeau Ship Compass, Islesboro, ca. 1940Islesboro Historical Society SInce arriving in the 18th century…"
Site Page
Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax
"Thus each box was under water a month before its turn came to be examined. During that time the water, chemicals, and electricity had time to work…"
Story
A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker
Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference
Story
Backup Captain
by Shannon & Asa Richards
Our family’s deep connections to the maritime and fishing communities
Lesson Plan
Becoming Maine: The District of Maine's Coastal Economy
Grade Level: 3-5
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will introduce students to the maritime economy of Maine prior to statehood and to the Coasting Law that impacted the separation debate. Students will examine primary documents, take part in an activity that will put the Coasting Law in the context of late 18th century – early 19th century New England, and learn about how the Embargo Act of 1807 affected Maine in the decades leading to statehood.
