Maine Memory Network

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"This was the Islesboro’s second wharf following the commercial wharf built next to the lime kiln in Pripet."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"… Historical Society The first steamboat wharf on Islesboro was built at Lime Kiln in Pripet in 1847."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Dark Harbor Wharf, Islesboro, 1917Islesboro Historical Society By the mid-1800s, steamboats were used to transport passengers and freight to the…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"A steamboat even docked at Steamboat Wharf on Contention Cove. Started in 1839, the village shipyard was located at the present day town landing."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 1 of 2

"There were vibrant neighborhoods, wharfs and even a ferry to Chelsea! Hallowell viewed from Butternut Park, Chelsea, ca."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… Island at seven in the morning from the Quarry Wharf in Minturn, stopped at nearby Frenchboro and McKinley (now known as Bass Harbor, on Mount…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"Sometimes the barges were towed away from the wharf by a pulley and cable set into a small rocky island, Ringbolt Ledge, till they could safely get…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"To the south, at Union Wharf, King sold property to William Ledyard and Asa Palmer for $300 in 1806."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"… vessels departing regularly from the wharf on the Penobscot to Boston. A ticket was only $6.00! Horse-drawn wagons were often lined up all the way…"

Historic Hallowell - Seaport on the Kennebec

"… on the Kennebec Eastern Steamship Company Wharf, Kennebec River, Hallowell, ca. 1890Hubbard Free Library In A Maritime History of Bath and…"

Historic Hallowell - “Maine’s Century” Ends

"… the last coal delivery was made to the Wingate Wharf, and in 1962 the last tanker off-loaded its cargo of heating oil."

Historic Hallowell - Industry and Immigrants-A Changing Community

"… that the long-running contest between “the wharf and the waterfall” – between maritime commerce and manufacturing – was over."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… daily stream of people gather at the steamboat wharf to collect the mail, visit the shops, travel, or just see people."

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"… Della Collins, Eastern Steamship Company Wharf, Kennebec River, Hallowell, ca. 1890Hubbard Free Library The Zebedee E."

Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec Citations

"12 Mar. 2011. Webber, Sumner A. “Wharfs.” E-mail to Brittany M. Briggs. 28 Apr. 2011. Briggs, Bob. Around Hallowell."

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"… because it was found near the site of the City Wharf Shipyard that opened in the early 1950's. Warren Russ, an underwater archaeologist, associated…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"In 1867 the wharf was expanded, the Lewiston began regular stops there, and tourism took a great leap forward."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Stores

"… Island at seven in the morning from the Quarry Wharf in Minturn, stopped at nearby Frenchboro, then McKinley (now known as Bass Harbor, on Mount…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"Saco River from old White's Wharf, Biddeford, 2010. The bottom tip of Factory Island and the Saco shoreline are visible on upper left."

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

"… their request was denied due to the lack of a wharf that could accommodate such large vessels. However, the steamship company did agree to serve…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"Spurling’s Wharf on the Atlantic side was a factory that baited trawlers coming into Mackerel Cove. Swan’s Island fishermen worked hard and were…"

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

"The Darling’s Blue Hill Granite Company had a wharf at the present site of the Kollegewidgwok Yacht Club."

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

"1900Blue Hill Historical Society A Tight-Knit Community. For most of the 20th Century, the town's summer colony helped make Blue Hill a busy place…"