Maine Memory Network

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

"The use of ice in the fishing industry allowed for an increase in the market for fresh fish, and the expansion of rail lines resulted in a greater…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… images below document the exhibition at the Salt Institute in Portland, Maine of Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold, produced by Kate…"

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

"Fishing was from early on an important pursuit in Blue Hill. A packet of receipts and share certificates in the archives of the Blue Hill Historical…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"They caught cod from small boats and salted it. When they caught more than they could eat, they traded it for flour, sugar, soap, molasses, and oil."

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"They settled near the reversing falls and the Salt Pond. The settlement was not on the map at first because the British had found long straight trees…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"Before the 1800s, a salt works and two brickyards were built in East Surry. There was also a brickyard in Surry Village on Patten Bay, plus Newbury…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… cheese wheels, beans, sugar, spices, slabs of salt fish, molasses barrels and the pot belly stove."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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