Maine Memory Network

Thomaston Historical Society

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John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"He also worked for a ship chandlery for about seven years, by which time, in his own words, he was "no doubt ..."

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…"

Friends of Wood Island Light

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Mount Desert Island Historical Society

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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…"

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…"

Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"… Salt II River Driving In Maine , Tall Trees Tough Men by R. Pike, From Stump to Ship (video), The Upper Kennebec Valley , Vol. 2, by Jon Hall"

Kennebunkport Historical Society

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

"… the winter, packing them with snow in boxes and shipping them by train from Ellsworth to Boston. Some farmers hung on and there were at least five…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"Farmers shipped their milk in large cans out of town for processing. East New Portland also was the site of the first store erected at “The Falls.”…"

Acadian Archives

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… sea also offered ideal conditions for the rise of ship-building, with 20 vessels launched from town shipyards between 1804 and 1830."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"Merrill Lumber, of Turner, loaded with empty shipping boxes for Forster’s Toothpick Mill, crashed through the deck of the bridge to the riverbank…"

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"… student musicians providing music from a nearby ship. That was the beginning of the Blue Hill Troupe."

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… spirit that infused the passengers on the first ships from England 140 years before them. There were few necessities at hand beyond their own hard…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"… the bag machines from the New York plant were shipped to Rumford Falls and put in place beside the ones already in operation here."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"… both sides, then cut to sheet size, package, and ship to the customer. Expansion was needed, such that 12 coaters were in operation by 1930."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Fog A lighthouse is more than light. Ships must be warned in conditions of fog, a ubiquitous phenomenon at West Quoddy."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… produced carnations and snapdragons that were shipped by rail to markets in Boston and Bangor. The business ran from 1927-1959, operated…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… store-rooms for the large amount of goods shipped over this road is every day becoming more of a necessity, and we believe the time is not far…"