Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - In the beginning, there were the Wabanaki…

"… years ago, Wabanakis spotted the first European sailing ships cruising along their seacoast. The Wabanaki or Dawnland People* had lived in Maine…"

Historic Hallowell - Seaport on the Kennebec

"… early April to late November, ocean-going vessels sailed up the Kennebec, forty-six miles from the open Atlantic, bringing Pennsylvania flour, West…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Atticus: A Fugitive Slave

"… on the Susan and hired a vessel from Savannah to sail in pursuit of the cargo ship. After he arrived in East Thomaston, Sagurs filed papers at the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825

"Sail making was also set up at this location by J. Colson. About the same time, John Elliot arrived from Wiscasset and, partnered with Benjamin…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt"

"… she loaded 1,500,000’ of lumber at Halifax and sailed for Belfast, Ireland. From there she moved on to Cardiff, Wales, to load coal for Venezuela…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"The shipyard owners owned the places where the ships were built and often they owned the ships. Many people, however, usually shared ownership of a…"

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

"… in Blue Hill, along with 8 shipping merchants, 5 ship joiners, 3 blacksmiths (who fashioned the iron fittings), 1 rigger, 1 caulker, and 1 sail…"

Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"… much of his life in nearby Bath, from where he sailed vessels built by his brothers George and John Patten."

Belfast Historical Society

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

"… of timber, good harbors and a demand for sailing vessels resulted in the development of the shipbuilding industry, which reached its zenith in…"

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

"… records of goods shipped to and from Lubec in sailing vessels and estimates of passenger traffic."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"This is where he stored the ice that he had harvested in the hull of his ship and then sold the ice at other ports for a profit."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"This is where he stored the ice that he had harvested in the hull of his ship and then sold the ice at other ports for a profit."

Friendship Museum

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"In June 1630 five passengers were sent on the sailing vessel Lyon from England to establish a trading post on lower Wadsworth Street, specifically…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"Soon smack-men were sailing the coast, buying lobsters to carry to Boston and New York. As the demand for lobsters grew, something else opened up the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

"Capt. R.G.F. Candage: Autobiography . A Sailing Master’s Journal. 1911 (reprinted 2003). Candage, R.G.F. Historical Address, 1886 (reprinted 2006)."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Cove – 1.5 miles west of West Quoddy Head • Last sailing ship built in Lubec – Charles Sears 1879 • Number of active weirs down to 31 • 74…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… from the organization's collection Lighthouse, Sail Rock offshore X It stands tall and straight, despite its advanced age, beaconing safety…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"By 1880 the era of sail had given way to the rise of steam powered vessels. A group of businessmen formed a committee to build wharves that would…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… of a wanderer, went to sea on a whaling ship that sailed around Cape Horn. He settled in California where he transported freight up the Sacramento…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… ships were loaded with goods and produce and sailed on the tide down the Kennebec River to the sea."