Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"1900Lubec Memorial Library 1800 – 1850 1804 – 1830 • Twenty vessels launched from Lubec shipyards 1804 • First schooner, Hope, built at Seward’s…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"The goal then and now was to teach children to sail. Former land and loading dock of the Blue Hill Granite Company were purchased and a clubhouse…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"At one time he owned more wooden sailing vessels than anyone in the United States. There are several stories about how the settlement of Guinea…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… from the organization's collection Lighthouse, Sail Rock offshore X It stands tall and straight, despite its advanced age, beaconing safety…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"and Edwin owned the largest fleet of sailing vessels in the United States. As one can imagine, transportation to and from an island adds another…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"By 1880 the era of sail had given way to the rise of steam powered vessels. A group of businessmen formed a committee to build wharves that would…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"In fact, Reverend Jernegan was at that time sailing, under an assumed name, to France with his family and proceeds from his gold extraction scheme."