Maine Memory Network

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

"… a Place called Sandy Point and to run East North East Eight Miles, then South South East to the Ocean and then West South West Eight miles and then…"

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

"… War (1860-1864) marked an end to the age of East coast shipping and reliance on forest products. The nation turned to coal, iron, and oil."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… six townships, “six miles in extent on the sea coast, and no more,” Surry's coastline exceeded 20 miles."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Lobstering

"… industry has remained healthy along the Maine coast from Kittery north including Downeast Maine."

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

"He was well known up and down the New England coast for his fishing success and business prowess. From 1878 to 1889 he captained the Augusta E."

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

"Champlain voyaged along this coast in 1604, naming islands as he traveled. Champlain’s early map gives this island the name “Brule-Cote,” meaning…"

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… audiences of 300 with a taste of Broadway on the coast of Maine. Program cover ca. 1930 All roads lead to the Surry PlayhouseSurry Historical…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"The coast is dotted by small, rocky islands and beaches, graceful dunes, and lush marshlands. Two long thin fingers of land create a large, naturally…"

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"Tropical depression Edna dies out off the coast of Greenland. The hurricane lasted a total of 13 days."

Acadia National Park

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

"Woodard, Colin. The Lobster Coast: Rebels, Rusticators and the Struggle for a Forgotten Frontier. New York: Penguin Books, 2004. York Deeds. Vol."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"… land into lots and built along the immediate coast, particularly near the Royal River, named for William Royall, one of the earliest settlers of…"

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

"This, of course, was due to the Coasting Law, which would "result in irreparable damage" to the commercial interests of the mercantile coastal…"

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

"… shipped to the factory from all over the east coast. In 1883 Burnham & Morrill and other companies canned and shipped 3,000 to 8,000 bushels of…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"Snow, the bark was shipwrecked off the coast of Ireland; he was the only survivor. Folks near Galway rescued him."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"… STORM OF 1998 In 1998 an ice storm hit the East Coast and covered it with an icy coating. The trees, cars, houses and body’s of water covered with…"

Northeast Historic Film

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"… Crosby as a writer and sent her all over the east coast to represent the Maine Woods at expositions and on boards promoting tourism."

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

"… & Museum As settlements moved away from the coast, east-west roads were developed to intersect roads extending inland from the Boston Post Road."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… some of the most sought after acreage on the East Coast. 700 Acre Island, Islesboro, ca. 1905Islesboro Historical Society SEVEN HUNDRED ACRE…"

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

"In addition, the rocky coast and frigid waters resulted in exhaustion and frequent injury to cast and crew."

Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"Islands of the Mid-Maine Coast: Blue Hill and Penobscot Bays, 1982. —(LI) O’Leary, W.M. Maine Sea Fisheries: The Rise and Fall of a Native Industry…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… advantage of lumber shortages in much of the east coast and beyond -- and of what must have seemed like endless timber resources in Penobscot and…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"Maine Coast Heritage Trust owns Malaga Island. “Malaga Island: A Century of Shame,” a Portland Press Herald Article by Colin Woodard about the…"