Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950 The large ships had short life expectancies, being driven hard and fast by their masters."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… of the Maine Coast, the ship was the largest wooden sailing ship ever wrecked off the Maine coast. Wreck of the "Washington B."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"Pails or wire baskets have replaced wooden hods or wicker baskets; onion bags have replaced wooden bushel baskets; and outboard motor boats have…"

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

"The dory in the foreground has wooden lobster traps on it, while the dory in the background has a trawling tub on it."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"In the early 1800s many schools used wooden canes if a child misbehaved. Soon after in the 1850's the leather strap and hickory switch were…"

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"… her music books, including the hymnals, in a wooden box later found in her attic. Mary Ann June 17, 1911Surry Historical Society These two…"

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…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Early in the century, as the demand for wooden ships decreased, most of Bath’s shipyards closed. World War I created an increased demand for ships…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"The purpose of the chandlery was to sell equipment for ships, such as rope, windlasses, anchors, and canvas."

Historic Hallowell - Industrial Recources

"Ship's Caulking Tool KitDavistown Museum Early shipbuilding in Hallowell was quite different from modern shipbuilding today because of the tools…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"The metal one was referred to as a beetle, and a man would take a beetle or wooden mallet, grasp it with two hands, and slam the bolts deep into the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"… downtown began to shift from one largely of wooden buildings to one of brick. The fire not only affected many businesses, but also severely…"

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

"… whose job was to fill the seams between the wooden planking. Painters were needed to varnish and paint the ship’s topsides and hulls."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt"

"… home, thus ending the saga of Thomaston’s famed wooden ships. <-Prev. Page…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"… Tampa, Florida by Fletcher Pride to manufacture wooden cigar tips for the Hav-a-Tampa Jewel Cigar. Drapers Mill & Edes Building, Guilford, ca."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"The wooden egg cases were kept cool, awaiting shipment to Boston markets. Whole herds of cattle and flocks of sheep were bought by Hervey Lowell…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"… in which prisoners were taught how to build wooden wagons, buckboards, buggies and sleighs. This led to the production of harnesses and tack for…"

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"… used was using a tool called a drogue, which is a wooden drum or inflated sealskin, that they tied to an arrow or harpoon so the whale would be…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"The first Academy building was a wooden structure rebuilt of brick after the first was destroyed by fire in 1843."

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…"

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

"A decline in the number of Americans in the shipping trade decreased demand for vessels built locally, further affecting the industry."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"The process had a ramp, and they would use wooden boards to give the ice blocks a direction into the stacks."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… of the Rappahannock, one of the four largest wooden vessels built by the A. Sewall and Company."

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

"… store and innkeeper Tobias Roberts built a simple wooden wharf at the end of Main Street in Bar Harbor, making it possible for the steamboat…"