Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"Louis, and eight shiploads of paving stones for New Orleans. Carrying stone over water was sometimes perilous: stone sloops sank more readily than…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. As upset as he was with the "negative" changes in society and especially their effects on his…"

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

"A Portland salvage company removed as much cargo and salvageable parts as possible, but local residents scavenged much of the Middleton’s cargo of…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"What inspired New York investors to come there was a well-established and well-known fishery involving harvesting herring for smoking and pickling."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"The banks, stores and insurance companies flourished. Soon, a much-needed hospital would be established on South Street."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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