Maine Memory Network

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

"When Cushing died in 1840, Overlock, after building a house for himself on Knox Street, set up his own house building business. Edward W."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 48-64

"Pickering Rufus Prince Arvida Hayford J. A. Cushing Benjamin Kimball George B. McClellan Memphis riot Impeachment discussions Indianapolis riot…"

South Portland Historical Society

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Wharf, Store and Blacksmith Shop

"… complex, located near the modern-day bridge to Cushing at the end of Wadsworth Street, was a thriving business center."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Georges Valley High School

"… about 300 students from the surrounding towns of Cushing, St. George, Port Clyde, Tenants Harbor, and Thomaston."

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

"Brown, Joshua Morton, J. O. Cushing, William Singer, Lemuel Strout, Burgess and O’Brien, Samuel Watts, Gilchrest, Stetson & Gerry, James Creighton…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - About Us

"… children from the MSAD 50 district (comprising Cushing, Thomaston and St. George). Two classes of students are working to produce exhibits: one on…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… township into lots of 100 acres each – Solomon Cushing initiated the survey 1792 • Hopley Yeaton given command of the new Revenue Service frigate…"

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

"… Daniel Philbrook of Camden and Edward Kelleran of Cushing to repair the vessel Susan (occasionally referred to as the Boston)."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Woodrow Wilson

"… Woodrow Wilson, age not known, at his home in Cushing. He discusses his upbringing in Thomaston during the Great Depression and his experiences as…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"As Cush Lane noted, when he was a child, it took two days to reach Surry from Boston. His family used to travel in a Model T Ford on the dirt road…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"According to Cush Lane, a summer resident, when high tide fell around around 10:30 at night, there would be lobster boat lights flashing all along…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"It is the earliest map of North Lubec, known as Soward's Neck at that time. Cushing was a surveyor sent to the area from Massachusetts to lay out…"