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Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"Three-masted "terns" were a favorite rig of Canada's Maritime Provinces. The scow schooner, which used a schooner rig on a flat-bottomed, blunt-ended…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"To construct the mast, they would get large wood and make a long and thick, pole-like object and then put smaller lengths of wood crossing the mast…"

Historic Hallowell - Ship Parts

"Masts were made of really tall and perfectly straight trees. Masts took quite a bit of time, almost two years, until they were ready to be put on a…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"… to England in order to load their hulls with masts from the local forests for the King’s fleet of ships back in England, and trade continued…"

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

"The wooden four-masted barkentine was built in 1919/1920 by Dunn and Elliot as a coal carrier. In 1928 when coal was eliminated as a cargo item, the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding

"… were transported back to England for use as masts in the King’s ships. Captain George Waymouth arrived in 1605 and left a cross where the river…"

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

"Sparmakers fashioned masts, booms and yardarms. Blocks and tackle (the running rigging and gear used to work the sails of the boat) were configured…"

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

"… much of it with tall pines ideally suited for masts and straight boards for the ships of the King’s Royal Navy."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Canoe race, Kenduskeag Stream, Bangor, 1865

"… tops of store houses vessels boats rafts vessels masts were litterally jamed." The canoes were labeled on each side with names Civil War-related…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt"

"… last large schooner built in Thomaston was the 5-masted “Edna Hoyt,” built in 1920 at a cost of $280,000 by Dunn and Elliot Company."

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"… Society From the coveted tall pine for ships' masts to the coastal cedar for shingles, Maine's forest land has been the source of the raw materials…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… barks and full-rigged ships but most were two-masted brigs and schooners for the coastal trade. Captain Candage, one of 52 Blue Hill ship captains…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"In the 17th century the British Navy required masts constructed from the massive pine trees of Maine."