Maine Memory Network

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

"… of lime and trading at Limestone Hill and the wharves at the river. Sloops were built, making regular trips to Boston to transport lime, staves and…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"Later, wharves were constructed at Ryder’s Cove, Hewes Point, Smith’s Landing and, by 1891, at Dark Harbor."

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

"They disembarked at the wharves on Peters’ Point or Parker Point where they might be met by horse-drawn carriages to take them up Tenney Hill to…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… shop, a schoolhouse, a boarding house and two wharves, where, for a time, loads of coal and pulp wood waited for the freighters to arrive."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Wharves were built at several points on the island for the convenience of these steamers and the islanders."