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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 2 of 3

"… peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) Construction of the new Bradbury Bridge, Biddeford, 1921McArthur Public Library By 1910 Biddeford was…"

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

"Within a year, Captain Simon Shibles built a ship with Maxcy and Mathews on his land north of the Narrows."

Rumford Area Historical Society

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"A large, modern brick building was constructed on Elm Street and opened in 1911. It is named for Moses W."

Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"The natives constructed a cart and filled it with combustibles which they planned on tossing over the garrison walls."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… Lumbering, fisheries, agriculture, shipbuilding, shipping and quarrying provided the livelihoods for most coastal Maine residents."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"Thomaston ships made regular runs between England and the south in the cotton export trade and, as a result of close business associations, many…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox

"He was also involved in civic projects, including the construction of a meeting house and the formation of local militia companies."

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

"… here and Liverpool and other foreign ports, his ships returning with salt, coal, dry goods and hardware."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"Surplus produce was shipped via rail to Augusta for use in other state institutions. This led to the purchase of a prison farm in nearby Warren, run…"

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

"… that the lines of clothing, hardware, shoes, and ship chandlery were the best east of Bangor. Lubec stores seemed primitive by comparison."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… to 100 mph winds 1873 – 1874 • Due to increasing ship traffic Quoddy Head Lifesaving Station constructed at Carrying Place Cove – 1.5 miles west of…"

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

"… were 13 shipbuilders in Blue Hill, along with 8 shipping merchants, 5 ship joiners, 3 blacksmiths (who fashioned the iron fittings), 1 rigger, 1…"

South Portland Historical Society

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Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"The Narrows and bridge construction, Lubec, 1961 Lubec Historical Society High tide and bridge construction, Lubec, 1961 Lubec Historical…"

Friends of Wood Island Light

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Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"Sometime ice was shipped to Cuba and the West Indies. Another industry along the Bombahook, the Kennebec Light and Heat Company, was the first…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"By the middle of 1904, the company was shipping two cars of product each week. The company also ran a starch factory from 1904 to 1909, when it was…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… the timber, and to blacksmiths, carpenters, ship-chandlers and other suppliers of materials needed to construct the yards and vessels."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"Word of mouth from artists and ship crews began to draw visitors each summer in order to get a glimpse of the magical place."

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"The construction started in 1864, and ended in 1868. However, the passenger railroad service didn't start until the early 1870s."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… intended to link New York with Canada and, via ships, to Europe. It would be the final step in the transcontinental railroad, linking Halifax to…"

Acadian Archives

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