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Item 20177

Ship William Witherle, Castine, 1851

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1851 Location: Castine Media: Photographic print

Item 104716

Ship "Fannie Tucker," ca. 1875

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1875 Location: Wiscasset Media: Oil on canvas

Item 17271

Nameplate from the S.S. Lillian Nordica, 1944

Contributed by: Nordica Memorial Association Date: 1944 Location: Farmington Media: Metal

Tax Records

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Item 37313

175-181 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Chrales F. Guptill Co. Use: Store

Item 37298

128-130 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Marcia W. Rackleff et als Use: Store Building

Online Exhibits

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South Portland's Wartime Shipbuilding

Two shipyards in South Portland, built quickly in 1941 to construct cargo ships for the British and Americans, produced nearly 270 ships in two and a half years. Many of those vessels bore the names of notable Mainers.

Exhibit

The Life and Legacy of the George Tate Family

Captain George Tate, mast agent for the King of England from 1751 to the Revolutionary War, and his descendants helped shape the development of Portland (first known as Falmouth) through activities such as commerce, shipping, and real estate.

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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.

Site Pages

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Della Collins, Eastern Steamship Company Wharf, Kennebec River, Hallowell, ca. 1890

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers Della Collins, Eastern Steamship Company Wharf, Kennebec River, Hallowell, ca."

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Excerpt from Henry Knox's wastebook about the launching of the Quick Lime

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Shipping

"Henry Knox: Shipping Shipping the goods that he was producing was an important part of Knox’s business dealings."

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Quarry rails from the quarry dock to the quarry, Swan's Island, ca. 1900

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"Finally, the granite was loaded onto barges to be shipped to New York and Boston. Sometimes the barges were towed away from the wharf by a pulley and…"