Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… captained by William Allen, became the first steamship to carry passengers from Boston to Lubec, arriving to great fanfare."

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"Built in Bath, Maine in 1885 the Cumberland’s fate was a tragic one. The vessel continued its tri-weekly service to and from Boston until July 7…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… Company, which later became part of the Eastern Steamship Company, offered high class transportation to rusticators and others wishing to travel to…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"They had over 200 uniformed employees covering the rails from Chicago, Illinois, to Portland, Maine, and east to Halifax, Nova Scotia, with steamboat…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… rusticators came to Blue Hill's summer colony on steamships that met their passengers at the railhead in Rockland."

Bridgton Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Seaport on the Kennebec

"Seaport on the Kennebec Eastern Steamship Company Wharf, Kennebec River, Hallowell, ca. 1890Hubbard Free Library In A Maritime History of Bath…"

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"… Ships and Tankers Della Collins, Eastern Steamship Company Wharf, Kennebec River, Hallowell, ca. 1890Hubbard Free Library The Zebedee E."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 2 of 2

"… Waterfront Della Collins, Eastern Steamship Company Wharf, Kennebec River, Hallowell, ca."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"The flood of workers, as many as 3,000 for the Texas Steamship yard and 1,400 for BIW, brought Bath’s daytime population to an estimated 20,000, a…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… wharf at the point and talked the Eastern Steamship Company into establishing service. Soon the steamer Rockland was stopping in Southwest Harbor…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel

"… page 21 Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel, steamship excursions, newspaper clippings   Part 2, pages 22-71 Dancing, family history…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… middle and upper classes, improved railway and steamship lines made Maine more accessible, and many families sought to escape the summer heat of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"Or the time a steamship captain saw an Indian wildly signaling him from a canoe out of sight of land, Assuming he was in trouble, the captain stopped…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… About this same time, the Boston and Bangor Steamship Company launched weekly trips to coastal stops and then went on to Boston using its new ship…"

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

"… to New York on 14 January 1934, the Eastern Steamship Company’s freighter Sagamore punctured its hull when it struck Corwin Rock off the eastern…"