Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Fort Pownall now guarded the entrance to the Penobscot Valley; stalwart and hardy settlers began to settle where the two rivers met."

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

"The Coast Guard could not get lines on the boat the first day, but they were successful at high tide the next day."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"… 32,000 men were living in the enclosed area with guards with rifles outside the fenced area. Out of the 45,000 Union soldiers confined here at…"

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"… out to the Army to house black soldiers who guarded the rail during that time. Also, a used boxcar was once used as a jail when the police were in…"