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Item 29330

Lumber piled on town wharf, Blue Hill, ca. 1890

Lumber piled on town wharf, Blue Hill, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Blue Hill Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Blue Hill Media: Photographic print

Item 80343

The "Mineola" leaving the Jameson & Wotton Wharf, Friendship, ca. 1910

The "Mineola" leaving the Jameson & Wotton Wharf, Friendship, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Friendship Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Friendship Media: Photographic print

Item 103601

Custom House Wharf fire, Portland, 1936

Custom House Wharf fire, Portland, 1936

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: 1936-11-16 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Friendship Harbor and the steamboat landing, ca. 1910

Jameson & Wotton Wharf, Friendship

Since 1897, the Jameson & Wotton Wharf in Friendship has been an important addition to the community on Muscongus Bay. The wharf, which is accessible at all tides, was a steamboat stop for many years, as well as important to the lobster business.

Exhibit

Cut in Williams Quarry, Rockland, ca. 1875

Promoting Rockland Through a Stereopticon, 1875

Frank Crockett and photographer J.P. Armbrust took stereo views of Rockland's downtown, industry, and notable homes in the 1870s as a way to promote tourism to the town.

Exhibit

Portland civil engineers surveying Pearl Street sewer, Portland, 1887

From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album

William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Georges River toward former tollbridge, Thomaston, 1946

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Wharf, Store and Blacksmith Shop

"… as early as 1792, and was known either as Knox’s wharf, or Vose’s wharf. According to Eaton, Knox erected a large store which was managed by…"

Site Page

Site of Vose's Wharf, Thomaston, Maine 2009

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825

"Currently, this is the site of the Lyman Morse Boatbuilding Co. wharf, east of the Wadsworth Street bridge."

Site Page

Map of Waterfront, Thomaston, Maine 1855

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

"Chapman and Flint laid out a new yard on the Narrows (a narrowing of the river northwest of the Wadsworth Street bridge) near John Paine’s original…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Monument Square 1967

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.