Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… and iron framework was transported across the sea and up the tower. Assembled in place in 1857, the latest lamp using “modern” proprietary fuel oil…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"Sources Bangs, Carrie, “Klondike: The Gold from Sea Water Story Promoted by the Electrolytic Marine Salts Company at North Lubec, Maine”, Lubec…"

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

"… Thomaston in a book entitled “A Town that Went to Sea.” The moniker is most fitting for this tranquil coastal village - a village that might never…"

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

"… just after leaving Wales she encountered rough seas and storms. She was forced to put into Lisbon since she was leaking badly, and an examination…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… Hotel, The Islesborough and Johnson-by-the-Sea. Soon individuals bought their own property, built family cottages and “camps,” and the Ryder’s cove…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"… industries taking advantage of the river and the sea were starting or expanding. Odd Fellows Poster/Broadside, Biddeford, ca."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Bangs, Carrie, “Klondike: The Gold from Sea Water Story Promoted by the Electrolytic Marine Salts Company at North Lubec, Maine”, Lubec Herald…"

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

"… navigated this narrow but treacherous arm of the sea beginning in 1882, later supplemented by auto scows, both suddenly obsolete the day the new…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… School 1980s • Growth of salmon aquaculture, sea urchin, scallop, lobster fisheries • New England Aquarium establishes Bay of Fundy Right Whale…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Sixty-nine Islesboro men were listed as sea captains during the 1840s, a large segment of the male population at the time."

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… 9, 1865, at the age of 28--perhaps that he was a sea captain explains his death away from home. Phebe was only 24."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… of the six townships, “six miles in extent on the sea coast, and no more,” Surry's coastline exceeded 20 miles."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… sea as ordinary seamen and many of them died at sea. The heyday of American shipping was from 1815 to 1859, and shipyards were a significant…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Sources

"… New York : Rinehart, 1958 Drake, Francis Samuel Life and correspondence of Henry Knox, Major-General in the American Revolutionary Army."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Biddeford's Movers & Shakers

"… and customs that are still a part of everyday life. While only a brief sample, presented here are five people famed in Biddeford's history, from…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Thomaston Academy

"He is said to have lived an exemplary life thereafter, but his marriage had not survived and his family had suffered humiliation."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox

"Several biographies deal with these parts of his life in detail. Montpelier, Home of General Henry KnoxThe General Henry Knox Museum…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - About Us

"… to a growing collection of artifacts from the life and times of Major General Henry Knox. The Knox Museum is producing an exhibit on Major General…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 1 of 3

"… Library After the Revolution was fought and won, life began again in Biddeford, along with another period of growth."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Tilson's Hat

"This is a summary of Perez Henry Tillson's life. This summary explains how he was called to battle. Primary Source Everts, Louis H. Ms. Thomaston, ME."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"This brook briefly explains about Fales' life. It includes important details about his life such as his rank in the army, siblings and parents."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Marion Sanborn

"… never seen more patient people in my life. I’ve known a lot of wonderful men, I have one as a husband."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"What did your daily life consist of? We were just kids, we would go out side and they would have a hard time getting me in."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

""The world of Thomas Gorges: Life in the province of Maine in the 1640's." American beginnings: Exploration, culture, and cartography in the land of…"