Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"The Dunstan shipyard was at the end of the man-made canal. Dunstan was a busy trading port as well as shipbuilding center."

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"… & Grant Bowen Shipbuilding Hewing Axe, Shipyard. Hallowell, ca. 1850'sCourtesy of Sumner A."

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"… became the home for sawmills, grist mills and shipyards. A foundry and iron works soon followed, as did a woodworking mill and a linseed oil…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Building Boom, early 19th century

"Shipyards created employment for every trade related to shipbuilding, and Thomaston’s population rapidly expanded as a direct result."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Declines - 1857 to 1861

"… Society Maps from 1855 to 1875 identify shipyards on Water Street under the following names: Robinson, McCallum, Walsh, French, E."

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

"… depleted, several individuals relocated their shipyards downriver to Thomaston, which became the more active of the two ports. <-Prev."

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

"Morse Shipyard, Water Street, Thomaston, Maine c 1940Thomaston Historical Society Charles A. Morse of Friendship, established Morse Boatbuilding Co."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding

"While there are references to early shipyards and builders, records are nonexistent. By the time Thomaston was incorporated in 1777, several…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"… built by Joshua and Charles Morton in Morton’s shipyard on Water Street was sold for an Australian packet and netted $85,000 in profits; however…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… Benjamin Harrison visited Bath to tour the shipyards of Bath and attend the launching of the Rappahannock, one of the four largest wooden vessels…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Captain Samuel Watts House

"Thomaston’s Captain Samuel Watts and business entrepreneur Edward O’Brien both ran successful shipyards."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"By 1800, shipyards built ships for local owners heavily involved in national and international trade, principally with the West Indies, France and…"

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

"Courtesy of the Library of Congress X The European settlers traded with the native peoples, especially for furs, but relations with area bands…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Edward O'Brien moves to Thomaston - 1850s

"… Samuel Watts were two of the most successful shipyard owners, both of whom were among seven of the nation’s first millionaires during the 19th…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"Oliver also established his own shipyard in 1844, and founded the first National Bank of Bath in 1861."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Shipbuilders - 1780s

"… of the Creek in close proximity to the first shipyards in the area. Vessels were needed for both importing and exporting goods."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 3 of 17

"Ice harvesting was not only a local, state or national trade, ice was shipped all over the world as far as South America, India and China."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"… typical colonial American town, well placed along trade routes and a bustling hub. Lumber was one of the earliest and most successful industries in…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"During the 1870s the ice trade was very active. Huge ice-storage houses were built along the river, and the harvest was stored packed in hay as well…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding During and after the Civil War - 1861 to 1900

"… last quarter of the 19th century, the two major shipyards of Burgess and O’Brien and Captain Samuel Watts produced several Down Easters, a…"

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

"… Harbor, and settlers continued to farm, fish and trade. Lady Pepperell's needle case, 1812McArthur Public Library Fighting with the natives…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"Stratton and his companions traded with Indians and the fishing fleets that visited the Maine coast."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… greater flexibility of travel, opened up greater trade opportunities, and made it possible to seek employment outside of Scarborough."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Snow Company shipyard in Rockland, Maine at 10 A.M on May 19, 1936. The ferryboat was christened by Miss Evelyn Randlett, who was Islesboro High…"