Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… even docked at Steamboat Wharf on Contention Cove. Started in 1839, the village shipyard was located at the present day town landing."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… Historical Society RYDER'S COVE Ryder’s Cove, originally known as Sabbathday Harbor, is reached from Ryder’s Cove Lane."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"By the end of World War II, the woods and fields of Surry were free of these polluting items. When the war ended in August 1945, there was little…"

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

"… Olin became a distinguished Civil War soldier and ended the war six years later as a lieutenant in the South leading African-American troops."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… made with people coming back stage would end up forming the basis of strong friendships and many trips back and forth between countries."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"In 1861, a "bad blood" land deal led to the fiery end of another Surry school. More than a third of voters opposed the chosen location of a new…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… were probably similar to those found at Parker Cove and Coombs Cove. THE BLUFF Further south on one of the two highest points of land on Islesboro…"

Winter Harbor Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company

"… these rafts with houses would be towed into the cove below Vaughan's Point. Steam and Boom Company, Log Driver's Shack, Hallowell…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire

"… fire broke out in a cranberry bog outside Hulls Cove. Though the fire was slow moving at first, the winds whipped up and it exploded out of control."

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… mostly located around the inner harbor, at Conary Cove near the reversing falls, at the Salt Pond and in East Blue Hill."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"Later, wharves were constructed at Ryder’s Cove, Hewes Point, Smith’s Landing and, by 1891, at Dark Harbor."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"… commercial quarries on the island; the Toothacher Cove Quarry being the other one. Within a few years, Baird’s quarry works were 500 by 250 ft."

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

"… (1675-1702) Garrison Cove Marker on Black Point Road in ScarboroughScarborough Historical Society & Museum The first Indian attack occurred…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Ryder’s Cove, or Sabbathday Harbor as it was known to early sailors as an ideal place to rest on Sundays, became Islesboro’s first summer community."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… on streams at the head of the harbor and Peters Cove. At the original settlement in Blue Hill Falls, mills were powered by the tidal currents…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… Hill in The Center, between Somesville and Seal Cove. For some time, these were the only churches on the island."

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

"… added to others around the island such as clam cove, ringbolt, and barn run. Sagamore Wreck of the Sagamore, January 14, 1934Scarborough…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… acquainted with area waters and tides, isolated coves and islands; as well as the close proximity to Campobello and Deer Islands made the work of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… father’s fascinating old marine store, near the cove at the South of the present wharf, smelling of all tarry seafaring things…” Kimball’s story…"

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

"… industry, which had actually begun in the Ryder's Cove and Hewes Point settlements some twenty years earlier."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Nevertheless, the coves, creeks, and tidal flats that surrounded the Point created a problematic landscape where several bridges were needed to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"… Dance Center and Summer Dance School in Hulls Cove. Some of the most influential dancers and choreographers of the century traveled to the island…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Lifesaving Station constructed at Carrying Place Cove – 1.5 miles west of West Quoddy Head • Last sailing ship built in Lubec – Charles Sears 1879…"