Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - -Across the Sea- a history through transportation

"-Across the Sea- a history through transportation Text by Kate Webber Images from the Swan's Island Historical Society Four men line fishing…"

Lincoln, Maine - Communication & Transportation

"Communication & Transportation Use the menu at left to browse various pieces completed by 7th and 8th grade social-studies students at Mattanawcook…"

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

"1910Bangor Public Library The Decline of Lumber The lumbering industry of Bangor started to take a decline in the late 1800s."

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"In order to take lumber from both mills down the river, they had to be assembled into rafts. Ten rafts were hooked together with one man on each end…"

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"Steamboats were also used to carry items like lumber. They played a large role in the Lincoln economy by bringing food, tools,and clothes that were…"

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"Once, when a house caught fire in Lincoln, the train was used to transport a fire truck. The building burned, but the people were amazed at the speed…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"… working for a man named Ira Fish in 1826 in the lumbering business. Ira ended up selling Jacob land where he built a house in the mid-1830s."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"Starbird Lumber Co.Strong Historical Society Starbird Lumber Co. In 1887, 30-year-old Clinton V. Starbird purchased the Starbird mill in Freeman…"

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"… mill burned down, along with 2,000,000 feet of lumber. Luckily, they found a new location and the business started again on January 1, 1886."

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"… there is lots of wildlife for food and skins, lumber for building, and the Penobscot River for transportation."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"… affectionately nicknamed “Camp Maine Central.” Lumber for the cabin was provided by Redington Lumber Company and there were exhibits of taxidermy…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"Merrill Lumber, of Turner, loaded with empty shipping boxes for Forster’s Toothpick Mill, crashed through the deck of the bridge to the riverbank…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"He operated a grist mill and lumber mill. Elias's home was built across from the Veterans’ Monument. He was a livestock broker."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Whether as a means of transporting of lumber for building ships in the 18th and 19th centuries, as a conduit for national and international commerce…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"Transportation was taken over by individual boat owners, who served as an on-demand ferry system. "Sunbeam" as a car ferry, Swan's Island, ca."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"… in Western Maine, but the only way to effectively transport the harvested timber to southern markets was by rail."

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

"They were transported to and used mostly in Boston and New York City. While the quarry was functioning, boarding houses sprang up on the island to…"

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

"Coasting vessels transported the island’s lumber, and the fishing business began to expand. A view of the original Henry Knox mansion, Montpelier…"

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

"… for those that boarded the sick and infirmed, transported to the mainland those who needed medical care, purchased immunizations and sanitation…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Andrew Smith Store

"… Smith owned a team of horses, most likely to transport his products. The store ran in the period of Swan's Island history when the steamboat still…"

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

"… to do the heavy work such as plowing and also as transport of people from one part of the island to another. Fred Turner Sr."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"Barker Lumber and Box Co. was another such enterprise. Guilford Lumber Company Mill, ca. 1900Guilford Historical Society Guilford Lumber…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"Transportation Before the days of automobiles, horses were the means of transportation. People treated their horses well, and most towns had one or…"

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

"… Porter in Topsham, where they opened a store and lumber and shipbuilding business. Beginning in 1795, he became active in local politics…"