Maine Memory Network

Camden-Rockport Historical Society

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Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"… reflect the responsibilities of commanding a ship at sea. Born in Topsham, James Fulton Patten (1800-1883) lived much of his life in nearby Bath…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"… festival, visiting dignitaries, and international ships in port. The extremely popular “Indian Village,” hosted by members by members of the…"

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"Sometime ice was shipped to Cuba and the West Indies. Another industry along the Bombahook, the Kennebec Light and Heat Company, was the first…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Project Sources

".---(SORL); (SHIP) (JF) Clements, Robert. Parker Point Homes - A Parker Point Scrapbook, 1983. .---(SORL) Duncan, R."

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"Also, steamboats were used for shipping food, lumber and clothes that were not on the railroad out of Lincoln to the rest of the towns and cities on…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"To a crow bar To bailing a cittle (kettle) for ship To iron work for Sett’s Mills To mending a chain To repairing an ax for ship Sally To repairing a…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"… ideal wood with many uses was used for masts for ships, lobster traps, and lumber for houses. The workers were the lumberjacks who would work for…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"… and from this port.” City of Richmond steam ship, ca. 1882Maine Historical Society In 1884, a railroad extension from Bangor through…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"… power for mills, and ease of transportation and shipping. An accomplished builder, Benjamin Wheeler is known to be the first white settler."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… 1775 • Machias residents capture British ship Margaretta in the first naval battle of War of Independence 1777 • John Allan appointed…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"… was needed to plant, cultivate, harvest, and ship potato products. During the late 1800s and the early 1900s Presque Isle and many Aroostook County…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"Not defeated, however, they missed only three shipping days and quickly rallied, working non-stop for several weeks until full operations were…"

Friends of Wood Island Light

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Blue Hill Historical Society

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Lubec Landmarks

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Mount Desert Island Historical Society

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Friendship Museum

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 2 of 4

"… near Walnut Hill village were used to build ships in Yarmouth’s harbor; farms produced crops that were sold in the village and village merchants…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… and businesses that served the lumbering and shipping interests as well as those that met the needs of local residents blossomed."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"By the middle of 1904, the company was shipping two cars of product each week. The company also ran a starch factory from 1904 to 1909, when it was…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"… large amounts of wood products and potatoes were shipped off to new markets in the south. A second rail line, the Aroostook Valley Rail Road (AVR)…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"By the time 1904 came they were shipping two cars of product each week. The company also ran a starch factory from 1904 though 1909."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"… he was in trouble, the captain stopped his ship, only to find that the Passamaquoddy paddler simply wanted matches to light his pipe."