Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"… ideal wood with many uses was used for masts for ships, lobster traps, and lumber for houses. The workers were the lumberjacks who would work for…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… near Walnut Hill village were used to build ships in Yarmouth’s harbor; farms produced crops that were sold in the village and village merchants…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"By the middle of 1904, the company was shipping two cars of product each week. The company also ran a starch factory from 1904 to 1909, when it was…"

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"… Salt II River Driving In Maine , Tall Trees Tough Men by R. Pike, From Stump to Ship (video), The Upper Kennebec Valley , Vol. 2, by Jon Hall"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Jefferson initiated an embargo on overseas shipping which only served to further anger border communities."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Fog A lighthouse is more than light. Ships must be warned in conditions of fog, a ubiquitous phenomenon at West Quoddy."

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

"… the winter, packing them with snow in boxes and shipping them by train from Ellsworth to Boston. Some farmers hung on and there were at least five…"

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"The Lincoln News was printed in Bangor, then shipped to Lincoln. Some of the stories took place in Mattanawcook."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"Farmington was considered to have excellent shipping facilities via the rail road. W.W. Small, now the home of Uno Mas Restaurant, was a store and…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The British seized ships in the harbor and burned eight. Selectmen Patten and Bradbury, fearing that the British would burn their village, negotiated…"

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

"Business plummeted and ships languished. People were forced to develop other avenues of trade and very quickly, inland routes leading from Maine to…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"… the principal breeds kept, and many eggs were shipped for hatching. Shaw Bros. poultry business, established in 1895 at the old Shaw homestead at…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… bodies were dug up, placed in five caskets, then shipped by train to the Maine School for the Feeble-Minded where they were re-buried."

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"… DESCO, stated that, “None of us wanted to see the ship go down, but we can not, and will not, stand for mediocrity.” Thus, the Johnson business was…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"Even one of Knox’s ships was named the Quicklime. A letter from Knox to his foreman William Howe Wiggen, dated January 15, 1805 and quoted in Eaton…"

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"… student musicians providing music from a nearby ship. That was the beginning of the Blue Hill Troupe."

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… spirit that infused the passengers on the first ships from England 140 years before them. There were few necessities at hand beyond their own hard…"

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"Railroad, tracks Delivering, connecting, shipping Lincoln people, mail, and goods Transportation Works Cited Train Collision in Lincoln Center…"

Acadian Archives

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

"… and computerization of wrapping and shipping the finished product. In-depth studies aimed at placing Boise Cascade in the lead of manufacturing…"

St. Croix Historical Society

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… on the lumber industry with the lumber being shipped down the Aroostook River to the St. John River and then back into the United States duty free…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… entire batch was dusted with cornstarch so, when shipping, the gum didn't stick to the paper wrapping."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"Clearing ship traffic required a six percent grade reaching 48 feet above high tide at the point of greatest elevation."