Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… steamer Cumberland and the United Fruit Company’s steamer Admiral Farragut were in collision off Boston Light in the harbor today, and the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 139-194

"He also wrote about a trip to Boston on a steamer, Andrew Jackson monetary policy, his foray into cutting cord wood, picking up lumber and other…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"Soon the steamer Rockland was stopping in Southwest Harbor on its way to Machias. This was its only Mount Desert stop, and the village would become…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"The ringing of the Steamer bell called out the firemen and the Steamer with hose was loaded on a train… [t] he train left Bangor at ten minutes of…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… as “the first landing of a passenger and freight steamer from the outside world.” Columbian Canning Company Smokehouse Employees, Lubec, ca."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… points on the island for the convenience of these steamers and the islanders. Summer resorts built wharves at Ryder's Cove, Hewes Point and Dark…"