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Quarry rails from the quarry dock to the quarry, Swan's Island, ca. 1900

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"Sometimes the barges were towed away from the wharf by a pulley and cable set into a small rocky island, Ringbolt Ledge, till they could safely get…"

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3-masted schooner towed by tug boat in Saco River, ca. 1910

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Shipbuilding in Biddeford: Lore, Leaders, and Legacy

"… Lore, Leaders, and Legacy 3-masted schooner towed by tug boat in Saco River, ca. 1910McArthur Public Library Shipyard stamp, Co."

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The Reine Marie Stewart

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

"… eliminated as a cargo item, the Reine Marie was towed from Portland to Thomaston and tied at Dunn and Elliot’s wharf, where she became a floating…"

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Della Collins, Eastern Steamship Company Wharf, Kennebec River, Hallowell, ca. 1890

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"Cliff" and the "Maude M. Morey" had been towed to Portland for repair. Both boats were bought by the government, hauled into the Casco Bay, and sank…"

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Etching of Maine State Prison, Thomaston, Maine 1855

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is built - 1823 to 1824

"… (unpowered barges used to transfer cargo under tow) for the transport of granite from St. George were employed and the walls were constructed by…"

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Bowdoin group at Negro Island Harbor, Nova Scotia, 1891

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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