Maine Memory Network

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… and quarrying provided the livelihoods for most coastal Maine residents. The initial seasonal stations established in the 17th century by fishermen…"

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"It was built for the coastal trade, and the steamer’s cargo was mostly coal. She stranded on Ocracoke, North Carolina, in 1913, and was lost."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"There was a brief period of time, however, when Dunstan Landing was an important port and shipyard. Shipbuilding: Sailing Ships Shipbuilding…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… and Maritime Disasters of the Maine Coast, the ship was the largest wooden sailing ship ever wrecked off the Maine coast."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"Scarborough men have engaged primarily in coastal fishing, particularly clams and lobsters. As a second job, some lobstermen operated fishing party…"

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

"… the war, he was particularly concerned with coastal shipping and defenses in the District of Maine."

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"… the coveted tall pine for ships' masts to the coastal cedar for shingles, Maine's forest land has been the source of the raw materials that has…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends

"… its boat Sunbeam, the Mission “aids the (Maine coastal or island) town or plantation in finding and supporting a nurse or physician” including…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… similar patterns of use in other areas of the coastal Northeast. Perry Westbrook states in his Biography of an Island that the Malecite…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 3 of 4

"… Society & Museum Realizing that this significant coastal wildlife habitat was severely threatened, in 1957 the Maine Department of Inland…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4

"… five tidal rivers, several smaller streams, some coastal freshwater marsh, tidal flats and less than 200 acres of upland habitat."

Surry by the Bay - Welcome

"… Historical Society Welcome to the Hancock County coastal community of Surry. As the postcard says, you're in for a good time."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… part of a plan to improve postal service, and the coastal King’s Highway was not used as often. In 1753, the British Government named Benjamin…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… to the commercial interests of the mercantile coastal communities. Additionally, many in York County opposed separation because the current capital…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood

"… grew over the next century, particularly in coastal towns. After the American Revolution achieved independence for the United States, the District…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… away” were discovering the rustic delights of coastal Maine towns such as Surry. Fires First fire truck, Surry, 1947Surry Historical Society…"

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… Playhouse to the summer theater-going public of coastal Hancock County. Just months before the start of the Great Depression, a group of actors…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… differences throughout the past century, this coastal town's diligent, diverse, and talented residents had developed a strong communal pride and a…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… has a long and rich history, as one of the last coastal areas to be settled, in the mid 1760s. Although it is understood the first settlers…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 2 of 5

"… from settlers who wished to return to Wabanaki coastal territories. English guests all too often misinterpreted such hospitality, misunderstanding…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Home

"… settlement of northern New England, specifically coastal and interior Maine, land distribution, and conflicts before and during Maine’s transition…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 1 of 6

"… of property arrived in the Dawnland, forming coastal outposts devoted to fishing, logging, and fur trading."

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"With the northern-most coastal territory in the Union, and a shared a border with British Canada, Mainers largely shifted their focus from separation…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"As a result, any coastal opposition to separation could no longer be based on the hindrance of the former Coasting Law, and many who had previously…"