Keywords: side wheeler
Item 8025
Marine boiler, Bay State side-wheeler, Portland, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Portland; Bath Media: Photoprint
Item 23085
Steerage spindle, Ambajejus, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Ambajejus Boom House Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Ambajejus Media: Wood
Exhibit
Sylvan Site: A Model Development
Frederick Wheeler Hinckley, a Portland lawyer and politician, had grand visions of a 200-home development when he began the Sylvan Site in South Portland in 1917. The stock market crash in 1929 put a halt to his plans, but by then he had built 37, no two of which were alike.
Exhibit
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.
Site Page
Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park
"… enough to provide space for the growing Charles Wheeler band. By Aug 3rd, Mr. O. P. Steward’s crew had begun building the bandstand that would…"
Site Page
Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5
"… Science Hill and Eddy Cemeteries require a four-wheeler ATV to gain access, during the summer of 2012, an Eagle Scout project refurbished the…"
