Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Building Boom, early 19th century

"Building Boom, early 19th century Ship Samuel Watts, Rounding the Beacon, Thomaston, Maine 1970Thomaston Historical Society With the arrival…"

Surry by the Bay - Late Twentieth Century

"Late Twentieth Century Scenic view of Patten Bay, Surry, ca. 1960Surry Historical Society Changes By 1950, Surry's population had dropped to…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"Nineteenth Century 'Melissa Trask,' 1884Maine Historical Society Shipbuilding Seafaring enterprises played a major role in Surry's economy…"

Historic Hallowell - “Maine’s Century” Ends

"“Maine’s Century” Ends As the 19th century -- Maine’s magnificent era under sail -- came to an end, Hallowell’s heyday in maritime commerce also…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… Oddly, with the growth of fishing in the early 19th century, commercial lobstering didn't reach Maine until about 1840."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"In the late 19th Century the leisure class made remote, rustic Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada fashionable."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"For most of the 19th century one bank or another occupied the first floor of the Lincoln Block. The last bank to occupy the building was the First…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architecture

"… is a town whose architecture retains the original 19th century flavor of a New England coastal village."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture

"… StyleNew Sweden Historical Society Late 19th century/early 20th century architectural styles that are still commonly found in the Colony are the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… was the best architect in the State in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Front Street looking north from Arch Street, Bath, ca."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… of lumber for building ships in the 18th and 19th centuries, as a conduit for national and international commerce, as a watery road to the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"… of the businesses before Wilson's, in the late 19th century, was Annette's grocery store and another grocery store owned by Michael Gannet."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architect James Overlock

"1960Thomaston Historical Society During the mid 19th century, Knox Street, formerly known as Knox’s Lane or driveway, became a public street when…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day

"… of 18th century structures and about 400 original 19th century structures - including Federal, Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate, French…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s

"In the 20th century, several draggers and sardine boats were built for New England fisheries, as well as an increasing number of pleasure vessels."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Declines - 1857 to 1861

"… a very active industrial center for most of the 19th century. Blacksmith shops, ships’ chandlers, block makers and sawmills lined the south side of…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… Senior's offices were at the Church Block in the 19th Century. The Church Block currently houses a printing company."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"In the late 19th century, pre-existing wooden stores were gradually replaced with brick construction, creating the historic downtown streets one sees…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… has become world-famous for its variety of 19th century architecture, and Centre Street remains the most direct way to Bath's vibrant downtown."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"… reopening, 1926Maine Maritime Museum In the late 19th and early 20th century, theaters were becoming a new and exciting thing in most towns."

Historic Hallowell - History Celebrated, Threatened and Preserved

"… 85 per cent were built during the 18th and 19th centuries. Neither fire nor flood nor urban renewal have altered significantly this remarkable…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"Holt, Alfred T., 2000, “Bath Families of the 19th Century.” Longley, Diane G. and Whitney, Arlene L., 1996, “The People’s History of Bath…"

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"… a mainstay of the local economy for all of the 19th century. When the granite industry moved into full production carpenters and wheelwrights…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Mall on West Main Street

"… for influential citizens and sea captains of the 19th century. Fine examples of Greek Revival, Gothic Revival, Italianate and Victorian…"