Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"… with smokehouses, sardine canneries, lumber and coal businesses out on the wharves. Among them, close to where School Street came down to meet…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Incoming cargo included coal and flour from Boston, as well as sugar, molasses, rum, guano, coffee, fruit and spices from the West Indies."

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

"… led to companion industries, such as the processing of the fish catch, mills to process timber and grains, and boat building."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Heating buildings was difficult as coal was nearly impossible obtain and wood was scarce. At this same time, teachers’ salaries were low; a person…"

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"had good supplies of coal, and wood on hand. Coal experienced no advance in price. Blizzard, Lubec, January 1934 Lubec Historical Society By…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… a brick utility shed, originally storing heating coal. Steam powered the 19th Century, and eventually fog signals at lighthouses."

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… of the 20th century, the Larchmont was hit by a coal-hauling schooner, the Harry Knowlton. The Knowlton tore into the Larchmont during a blizzard…"

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

"The nation turned to coal, iron, and oil. Maine’s decreased role in the national trend toward industrial growth would later become an attraction when…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"The old coal boilers were converted to oil-fired, and recovery burning boilers were added to retrieve costly chemicals."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… abutments, rushed around the side through the coal pits and burst through the windows, carrying tons of coal and gravel, packing the boiler room…"

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

"… foreign ports, his ships returning with salt, coal, dry goods and hardware. His store, one of three businesses at an area referred to as the Upper…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… to arrive at school early, bring in the wood or coal and keep the fire going throughout the day. In 1938 an eight grader named Harold "Scoot"…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… steady market for wooden schooners in the ice and coal trade. Indeed, the building of schooners carried Bath through the nationwide depression and…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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