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Dedication of monument to Blue Hill's founders, 1910

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"Steamships traveled from Boston, Massachusetts to Bangor, Maine. Parker Point had its own wharf where a steamship transported people to and from…"

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Wreck of the Sagamore, Scarborough, 1934

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

"… to New York on 14 January 1934, the Eastern Steamship Company’s freighter Sagamore punctured its hull when it struck Corwin Rock off the eastern…"

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SEE NOTE Detail of USGS Topographical Map of Bath, 2000

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"The flood of workers, as many as 3,000 for the Texas Steamship yard and 1,400 for BIW, brought Bath’s daytime population to an estimated 20,000, a…"

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Map of Cobscook Bay Area, 1881

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… captained by William Allen, became the first steamship to carry passengers from Boston to Lubec, arriving to great fanfare."