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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"The Lubec Channel Light was commissioned in 1890. Shipwrecks led to the construction of a lifesaving station at Carrying Place Cove in 1874."

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… been landed the Cumberland staggered across the channel to the Atlantic Works, where she will be repaired."

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

"Gentle slopes led down to the deep and sheltered channels on tidal waterways. Timbers could be laid down on the shores for ships and then easily…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"… Full Steam Ahead." Maine News, Weather, Sports Channel 6 NBC Portland | WCSH6.com | Portland, ME. Web. 6 Apr. 2010."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… ice-breakers are being constructed in the channel of the river a few rods above the bridge, which will smash the ice-cakes into such small…"

St. Croix Historical Society

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