Maine Memory Network

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

"… Boats, Newbert & Wallace, Crowell and Thurlow, Atlantic Coast Company, and Edward T. Gamage were active shipyards in the 20th century with varying…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"Much of the town is wooded, with gentle hills that run from the borders along the river to the sea. The coast is dotted by small, rocky islands and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Granite and Ice Industries

"… of Somes Sound and shipped to cities along the Atlantic Coast.Mount Desert Island Historical Society Eventually things improved -- aided by such…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 1 of 5

"… the land northeast of Passamaquoddy Bay, from the Atlantic coast to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and used Champlain’s Saint Croix River as a western…"

Acadia National Park

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… place every year among the fleet of the whole Atlantic coast," Small writes, "a fact that should awaken an honest pride in the energy and thrift of…"

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

"… boundary of the coast, working closely with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, a compact of fifteen eastern seaboard states."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"Spurling’s Wharf on the Atlantic side was a factory that baited trawlers coming into Mackerel Cove. Swan’s Island fishermen worked hard and were…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Aviation

"… was also an ideal landing spot for long distance Atlantic flights, there was no need for the pilot to go further inland after the arduous journey."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… United States have but this one short stretch of Atlantic sea-coast where a pleasant summer climate and real picturesqueness of scenery are to be…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Movies Come To The Island

"Fog, rain, and dramatic tide changes forced changes in plans and locations regularly. In addition, the rocky coast and frigid waters resulted in…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… hotels on the coast, such as the Checkley and Atlantic House, lured tourists who often arrived by train from Boston, New York, Montreal and beyond…"

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

"… is still divided into three distinct areas: Atlantic, Minturn, and Swan’s Island village. The latter was also divided into the North and Harbor…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… and reliable source of transportation to the Atlantic ocean which was crucial for trade and commerce."

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

"At Dunn's the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad came through in 1849; here was located North Yarmouth's first railroad depot ."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… first self-serve grocery store run by the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company. By 1941, six national chain stores anchored the downtown: J."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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