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Keywords: maritime industry
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Item 5607
Title: Lubec sardine industry, ca. 1950
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1950
Location: Lubec
Media: Black and white photograph
Item 10712
Title: Hiram Emery and Vigilant under construction, Kennebunk, 1877
Contributed by: Brick Store Museum
Date: 1877
Location: Kennebunk
Media: Photograph
Item 10680
Title: Schooner Julia Frances leaving the Kennebunk River, 1889
Contributed by: Brick Store Museum
Date: 1889
Location: Kennebunkport
Media: Photograph
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The Doris Hamlin, a four-masted schooner built at the Frye-Flynn Shipyard in Harrington, was one of the last vessels launched there, marking the decline of a once vigorous shipbuilding industry in Washington County.
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The abundant resource of fish off the coast of Northern New England drew Europeans to the region, as did timber, furs, and other natural resources.
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Herring and sardines, small herring, were once an important part of the Maine economy. Smoked or salted herring provided an important food source before refrigeration and sardine canning was equally prominent along the Maine coast.
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A history of the easternmost town in Maine as created by the Lubec Historical Society, Lubec Consolidated School, Lubec Landmarks, and Lubec Memorial Library. Exhibits include the sardine and herring industries, the Sardine Queen, the West Quoddy Head Lighthouse, the 1911 Centennial Celebration, the S. S. Cumberland Steamer, the gold hoax, an important community quilt, a tragic boating accident, and the blizzard of 1934, among others.
Site
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag
The history of a 350+-year-old city south of Portland, the Scarborough site was constructed by representatives from Scarborough Historical Society, Scarborough Middle School, and Scarborough Public Library. Exhibits include the marsh, transportation and roads, shipyards and shipwrecks, clamming and lobstering, famous residents, and education.
Site
Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay
A history of one of Maine’s many populated islands. The site was created by a team consisting of representatives from Islesboro Historical Society, Islesboro Central School, and the Alice L. Pendleton Library. Early settlements, businesses and cottage industries, schools, water transportation, and summer resorts are the topics covered.