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Historic Hallowell - Ship Parts

"Ship Parts Shipbuilding spike, Hallowell, ca. 1853Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner Ship hulls were built from trees in…"

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

"A fore-and-after schooner was extremely economical, because it could be handled with a smaller crew and could contain more cargo."

Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"… Kennebec River town’s flourishing pre Civil War shipbuilding industry and the many mariners who resided there."

Friendship Museum

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Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"In 1855 shipbuilder George W. Bourne decided to remodel the exterior of his brick Federal style house by adding a fanciful overlay of wooden Gothic…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"Since they also depended on clients for their shipbuilding industry from the north, support for the Union, in many cases, was reluctantly given."

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

"… 1901Brick Store Museum The shipbuilding industry A shift in shipbuilding from wood to steel put Maine at a major disadvantage in an industry where…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… World War I, reflecting the fortunes of the local shipbuilding industry. Early in the century, as the demand for wooden ships decreased, most of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Building Boom, early 19th century

"Shipyards created employment for every trade related to shipbuilding, and Thomaston’s population rapidly expanded as a direct result."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"Profitable trading necessitated the shipbuilding industry, which later was to become synonymous with the name of Thomaston, well known in all…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1870 to 1915

"… 1915Thomaston Historical Society In addition to shipbuilding, the lime quarry industry- now cement production - continues to be a source of…"

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

"Traditional industries like wooden shipbuilding and fishing declined precipitously. By the early 1900’s, the state of Maine, including costal towns…"

Acadian Archives

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