Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"Store owners on the island did not always expect to make a handsome profit, sometimes giving food on semi-permanent credit when they saw neighbors in…"

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…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… early 1900s salt hay was a source of income for owners of marsh acreage. To increase yield and thus profits, large-scale diking was introduced and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… and overseer of Bowdoin College, principal owner of Maine’s first cotton mill in Brunswick, and a founder and president of Bath’s first bank."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"A successful merchant, he was also a farmer, owner of trading vessels and a town justice. The King home, built across from the marsh, was originally…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"By 1793 Knox was the sole owner of the Waldo Patent. General Knox took an active interest in his newly acquired land, and set about putting his…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"By 1800, shipyards built ships for local owners heavily involved in national and international trade, principally with the West Indies, France and…"

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

"… from the shop in the possession of a former owner. Gray Boats, Newbert & Wallace, Crowell and Thurlow, Atlantic Coast Company, and Edward T."

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"… Four of these businesses and their prominent owners deserve special mention. For example, in the early 1850s, according to the 1858 map of Bath…"

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

"… Opera House was torn down in 1971 because its owners were not making enough profit. It had been located at 66 Centre Street since 1913, when…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"The current owners of the printing company are Eric and Pamela Allen. Previously, Russell J. Hatch owned the Printing Company from 1983 to 1991."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… he made them commercial buildings as the owners requested. Some of the businesses that were in the block were Thompson Brothers and Hallet's…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"… sawmill, he rose to become the largest ship owner in Maine and a successful merchant. His business interests included real estate, banking, and…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… the inland acreage known as "back lots." The owners of these large pieces of property needed roads to get to their holdings to start cutting the…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… living in rows of company houses built by factory owners. Men gathered the herring from weirs, transported them to the factories, cooked the…"