Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"She stranded on Ocracoke, North Carolina, in 1913, and was lost. Schooners were used to carrying cargo in a lot of different environments from ocean…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"A Portland salvage company removed as much cargo and salvageable parts as possible, but local residents scavenged much of the Middleton’s cargo of…"

Historic Hallowell - Meeting at Koussinok

"… had sailed from the Plymouth Plantation with a cargo of corn, the product of one of the new colony’s first successful harvests, hoping to establish…"

Historic Hallowell - “Maine’s Century” Ends

"… Wharf, and in 1962 the last tanker off-loaded its cargo of heating oil. The Kennebec River, too, lost its luster as industrial development polluted…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Atticus: A Fugitive Slave

"The Susan had shipped a cargo of lime and hay from East Thomaston, Maine, to Savannah, Georgia, and was to be repaired in that town."

Historic Hallowell - News Article by Emily Markham

"… no train transportation for many people and cargo. The Hallowell-Chelsea bridge was also swept away and destroyed in not time at all."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding During and after the Civil War - 1861 to 1900

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is built - 1823 to 1824

"… two lighters (unpowered barges used to transfer cargo under tow) for the transport of granite from St."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"Cargo truck accident, Strong, ca. 1915Strong Historical Society This bridge was completed in 1857 and served Strong for nearly 65 years."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"… placing their belongings—including canoes—in the cargo holds. Most Wabanakis had third class tickets."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"In 1928 when coal was eliminated as a cargo item, the Reine Marie was towed from Portland to Thomaston and tied at Dunn and Elliot’s wharf, where she…"

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"Fares to carry cargo on a steamboats were far cheaper than they are today. "The Governor Neptune" 3-D steamboat by Tatianna Barkowsky X Present…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… shipped in and out of Hallowell and where was the cargo shipped to? The products shipped were: granite, wood ashes, lumber, sheep, chickens, and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Andrew Anderson

"… was hot dogs and my dad said shut up- that’s a cargo standard he called it. Because she was a meat inspector she worked with hot dogs and one day…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"… meet the demands of trade and lumber was added as cargo. Encouraged by this profitable business, Waldo gathered several Scottish Presbyterian…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… lime, staves and cordwood, returning with cargoes of flour, bolts of cloth and manufactured goods."

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… meant that they owned a part of the ship and it’s cargo, sort of like buying stock in a business today. They also felt the losses."

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"In 1996, the U.S. Navy named a Roll-on/Roll-off cargo ship U.S.N.S. Gordon in honor of Gary Gordon. He received many awards after he died, but the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"Until then, only cargo was carried on the rails. The railroad was owned by E & N.A. Railroad until 1871."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… Watchman, which sank fifty miles offshore with a cargo of coal. Some ships were built elsewhere, but launched at Dunstan Landing."

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

"The damage to the cargo will be heavy.” Tragedy Strikes Abandoned following the collision, the Cumberland was eventually purchased by the Joy…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"In 1836, eighteen large cargoes went out to be used in building the Charlestown Navy Yard. Later shipments included eight columns 28 feet long for…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… down the Neck minus their headlights, the drivers would secure their cargo, and slip away towards Bangor and Mount Desert Island. Next Page"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"It's wharf was busy transporting passengers and cargo to the mid-section of the island. Hewes Point consisted of a steamboat wharf, two dozen small…"