Maine Memory Network

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

"Thus each box was under water a month before its turn came to be examined. During that time the water, chemicals, and electricity had time to work…"

Portland Water District

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"Water Transportation Text by David Thibodeau Ship Compass, Islesboro, ca. 1940Islesboro Historical Society SInce arriving in the 18th century…"

Lubec, Maine - Team Members

"… Lubec Memorial Library 55 Water Street Lubec, ME 04652 (207) 733-2491 Contact: Susanne Plaut lubecmemlib@lubec.lib.me.us Please add "MMN Request"…"

Lubec, Maine - Exhibits

"… Sardine Queen Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End A…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… • Lubec Water & Electric District established – water mains laid throughout village and outlying areas 1904 • Lubec’s Civil War Monument dedicated…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Bangs, Carrie, “Klondike: The Gold from Sea Water Story Promoted by the Electrolytic Marine Salts Company at North Lubec, Maine”, Lubec Herald…"

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"… Festooned with electric lights, Lubec prepared Water Street, below, for the July 4th parade which simultaneously honored the Town's 100th birthday…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 1 of 2

"Water Street decorated for Centennial, Lubec, 1911Lubec Memorial Library Centennial on Water Street, Lubec, 1911 Lubec Historical Society The…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"Since then, no trace. The brick edifice, at Water and Main Streets, still stands as of 2010, but no one seems to know what happened to the gift from…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"… close to where School Street came down to meet Water Street a bit left of the center of the photograph, was the smokehouse operated at the time by…"

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"… a foot, leaving the streets ankle deep in cold water. Bogett's or Bogart's Hill, Lubec, 1934Lubec Historical Society An unnamed newspaper…"

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

"And Washington Street would soon connect to Water Street, sometimes called Front Street, with the sweeping curve shown below."

Lubec, Maine - A Signature Quilt

"… West Lubec X Miss Hillie? Guptill, Lubec, Maine Mrs Hillie? Guptill X The only out of towner was Miss Jennie Skillings of Portland Maine."

Maine State Museum

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

"… a blizzard, causing it to keel over and fill with water. The boilers exploded, filling the ship with steam."

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"These steps are described by Hall in his report of 1896 (pp. 476-78) and the 1900 Report of the Maine Bureau of Industrial and Labor Statistics (pp."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 2 of 3

"… extending from the Lubec shore at low tide, the water reflecting the calm before tide reversal. The left photo near high tide reveals the water…"

Maine Conservation Corps

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Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… at Morin’s field, traveling down Main Street and Water Street and ending at the Guilford Ball Diamond."

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"Audio here.  Christmas on Water Street, Lubec, ca. 1940Lubec Memorial Library J: What was it like for the town during the busy time? S: Well…"

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2

"… year, created for picnics and the usually placid waters of Gardner’s Lake, east of Machias in far Washington County."