Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… first voyage from Boston to Lubec, inaugurating steam ship service to the town. Arrived to great fanfare."

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

"The boilers exploded, filling the ship with steam. Within 15 minutes the Larchmont sank taking most of her passengers to their deaths."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Dual Steam WhistlesWest Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association By 1887 an enlarged building housed machinery for two whistles."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"Mr. O. S. Thomes established his steam saw and grist mill at Cumberland Center around 1884. The stave and shook mill on Cold Water Stream was built…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… the tracksNorth Yarmouth Historical Society Steam Rail Present day Route 9 was an important artery that joined Cumberland and North Yarmouth."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"A group of businessmen formed a committee to build wharves that would accommodate the new ships. On August 31, 1893 the S.S."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… (later known as the Canadian Pacific Railroad) steamed into town allowing for starch to be shipped south via New Brunswick."