Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 16 of 17

"The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco Abraham Lincoln's Deathbed Scene, ca."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 17 of 17

"The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco Civil War Veterans of Biddeford, 1916McArthur Public Library Reality…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Artists and Inventors of Biddeford

"Artists and Inventors of Biddeford Creativity has flourished throughout Biddeford's history. Particularly in the arts and technology, the folks in…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 2 of 2

"II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor Piles of logs along the Saco River, ca."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 1 of 2

"II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor Saco River narrows, Biddeford, ca."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - A word of thanks

"A word of thanks We would like to thank the following organizations and individuals for the help and support they provided to Team Biddeford and the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea Wabanaki beaded purse, ca. 1870Hudson Museum, Univ."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford Copy of Major Phillips sale of lands to Richard Russell, Biddeford, 1673McArthur Public…"

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

"… Lumbering, fisheries, agriculture, shipbuilding, shipping and quarrying provided the livelihoods for most coastal Maine residents."

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

"… shipbuilders, credited with building at least two ships. General Henry Knox built coasters as early as 1796, according to Eaton, but no records of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"… of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950 The large ships had short life expectancies, being driven hard and fast by their masters."

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

"Her captain was forced to sell his ship and return home, thus ending the saga of Thomaston’s famed wooden ships. <-Prev."

Historic Hallowell - Natural Resource to Finished Product

"… 6x8 inches, sold for 20 cents apiece and were shipped out in 50-60 ton quantities. The overhead walk at the top of the photo connected the office…"

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"Although whaling ships were built here and used in Massachusetts, only four or five of them ever left a Maine port to go on a whaling voyage."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"There are records of many ships built between 1793 and 1872, when the completion of the schooner Isabel marked the end of Hampden’s shipbuilding days…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Loading ice, Presque Isle Stream, 1946

"… and Aroostook Railroad refrigerator cars for shipping potatoes. Cement blocks were manufactured in the small building on the left."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Architecture in the 20th Century

"Along its streets are some of ship-lapped, pilastered design, some of true Maine low-down dimensions, and some with doorways that have been admired…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 278-361

"… Charles Wiggin Rinaldo Wiggin Pendleton & Ross Ship Chandlers Rufus Wiggin Bob Cram Hannah Emery Ellen Benson Clara Cary Z."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Along the Waterfront

"The most common themes were information about ships in harbor, what the longshoremen were working on, and notable large fish that were caught."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Ice was even shipped away to countries like Cuba and the West Indies. Usually the ice was shipped to nearby cities like Boston."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Ice was even shipped away to countries like Cuba and the West Indies. Usually the ice was shipped to nearby cities like Boston."

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

"… were 13 shipbuilders in Blue Hill, along with 8 shipping merchants, 5 ship joiners, 3 blacksmiths (who fashioned the iron fittings), 1 rigger, 1…"

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"The trees from northern Maine that were normally shipped down the Kennebec River were mainly pines. When they got shipped down the Kennebec, they…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Woodrow Wilson

"… the Great Depression and his experiences as a ship captain. Woodrow Wilson, clip one  Clip 1: Kristen Sawyer: What do you remember about the…"