Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Seaport on the Kennebec

"From early April to late November, ocean-going vessels sailed up the Kennebec, forty-six miles from the open Atlantic, bringing Pennsylvania flour…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 1 of 2

"… and was the head of navigation for all large vessels. Mr. Page’s Ice House was also located on the waterfront for easy access to ice."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ship Captains

"… was only eighteen, he was the master of his own vessel. For more that forty years, Agry sailed from Boston to England, France, and Mediterranean…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"The ships built here were great vessels of enormous size, such as the Hallowell. The Hallowell was built in 1810 by Ebenezer Mayo, and this ship had…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"… behold such a large city with its vast fleet of vessels, steamers and cars, everything that my eyes beheld was a continual panorama of a new life.”…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Shipbuilding in Biddeford: Lore, Leaders, and Legacy

"… Duties Imposed by law on the tonnage of Ships or vessels, and on goods, wares and merchandises imported into the United States” led to the creation…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding

"In 1630, long before vessels were actually being built in Thomaston, English ships were navigating the George's River to reach the dense inland…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Shipbuilders - 1780s

"George, built a vessel for which there is no name recorded. Eaton, an early town historian, reports the first vessel launched in old Thomaston was in…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"… area and later, one upon which over a thousand vessels were launched and, subsequently, navigated to coastal and worldwide destinations."

Maine Maritime Museum

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825

"… as 1796, according to Eaton, but no records of vessels attributed to him appear until the 110-ton schooner “Montpelier” was launched in 1803."

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

"With the coming of steam-driven vessels, sailing vessels underwent a change of design from square-riggers to schooners to stay competitive."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… Scarborough men fished off shore on commercial vessels at the Banks or in recent years, aboard draggers, trawlers or gill-netting vessels, most…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Morgan’s Corsair IV and the America’s Cup defender, Ranger, were perhaps the most famous of these vessels."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Picnic, Fort Point Light, and Fort Pownal, 1865

"… went on the excursion on Fairy of the Wave, a vessel Hugh Ross had built with a dance floor on each deck."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt"

"The vessel headed to the river prematurely and, dragging a 4200-pound anchor through the hillside above her, cut a furrow five feet deep, tearing…"

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

"Framed houses had replaced log cabins, the first framed house being built on High Street above Mill River."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Wiscasset's Arctic Connection

"… inevitably rises at the sight of such a small vessel, such a quiet man, going so far away with so little fuss." MacMillan connected Wiscasset to…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"… moisture, and quality indexes on materials in a vessel, a pipeline, or on a sheet already formed and traveling at a speed of 40 miles per hour."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"A ticket was only $6.00! Horse-drawn wagons were often lined up all the way from the river to the Main Road waiting their turn to off- or on-load…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"… of his life in nearby Bath, from where he sailed vessels built by his brothers George and John Patten."

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

"… referred to the Narrows, to dock his trading vessels. Paine did an extensive business in the lumber trade between here and Liverpool and other…"

Friends of Wood Island Light

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"… retirement in 1844, Pratt launched two to three vessels annually, mostly small schooners or brigs ranging in size from 46 tons to the 335-ton…"