Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Wharf, Store and Blacksmith Shop

"Also on the wharf was a blacksmith shop. From 1797 – 1801 Rowland Jacobs, from Massachusetts, was hired by Knox to take charge of the blacksmith…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes diving off wharf, Hampden, ca. 1840

"Alonzo E. Raynes diving off wharf, Hampden, ca. 1840 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Alonzo E."

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

"… to Thomaston and tied at Dunn and Elliot’s wharf, where she became a floating landmark, a visual reminder of Thomaston’s shipbuilding heritage."

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

"Chapman and Flint laid out a new yard on the Narrows (a narrowing of the river northwest of the Wadsworth Street bridge) near John Paine’s original…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"This was the Islesboro’s second wharf following the commercial wharf built next to the lime kiln in Pripet."

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

"Currently, this is the site of the Lyman Morse Boatbuilding Co. wharf, east of the Wadsworth Street bridge."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Revenue gunboat "Mahoning," Bangor, 1864

"… & crossed to Brewer & sketched her from the Brick Wharf oposite Steam Boat wharf. I then went on board & examined her machinery guns & work…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"A steamboat even docked at Steamboat Wharf on Contention Cove. Started in 1839, the village shipyard was located at the present day town landing."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early 1800s

"… William King of Bath, who owned the Knox Wharf at the foot of Wadsworth Street, the Limestone Hill quarry and other valuable property mortgaged to…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Brick Works

"… business, near the water below the upper wharf” and his wastebook clearly demonstrates that Boston was his major market."

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

"… from Warren to the yard surrounding Knox’s Wharf in Thomaston, becoming one of the most prominent shipbuilders in Thomaston history."

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

"This sum included the wharf on the George's River and loading gondola for granite. Fifty builders and two lighters (unpowered barges used to transfer…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Maine State Prison

"… Hill and its nearly 100-year-old lime quarry, a wharf and stores on Wadsworth Street. Looking southeast toward Wadsworth Street Bridge…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First Penobscot Bridge, Bangor, ca. 1846

"… the First Penobscot Bridge from Steam Boat wharf in Bangor. He labeled the toll house, Skinner's Store, and the Draw."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Bangor Skating Rink, 1868

"… includes the surrounding area: two steamer wharfs and Broad Street behind them. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… Library Percy Hill had a jewelry and optical shop and his wife millinery shop next door. The Pastime Theater opened in 1913, near the corners of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"George (the area later known as Fort Wharf), the fort was located at the southeastern side of lower Knox Street, currently the site of the Lyman…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… built in 1793-94 at the former site of Fort Wharf for Major General Henry Knox. Knox, commander of the American artillery in the Revolution…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"… two-and-a-half-story federal-styled home and a wharf on the river at a section, referred to the Narrows, to dock his trading vessels."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"… Historical Society The first steamboat wharf on Islesboro was built at Lime Kiln in Pripet in 1847."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"… lime kilns were operating near the old Fort Wharf, located at the base of Knox Street, near where the Knox mansion had stood."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… in Long Reach and built his yard and the first wharf in town at the foot of Federal Street, an area now covered by Bath Iron Works (BIW), north of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Fiske Block, Broad Street, Bangor, 1864

"… Patten had just purchased the store and hired the wharf opposite and could use Martin's help. Martin added later to his description of the…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Picnic, Fort Point Light, and Fort Pownal, 1865

"… drew a full-page illustration of Excursion Wharf, Fort Pownal, Fort Point Light in Stockton Springs, and a picnic that he and his wife and children…"