Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"1890Hubbard Free Library The Zebedee E. Cliff was a schooner that had competition from steam-powered freighters during the Great Depression."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… open hostility again in 1690 when the French in eastern Maine joined forces with the Indians and destroyed the settlement of Falmouth."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"The men who built the ships were paid only for the days that they worked. If one of the men needed a rowboat to go to his home at Morgan's Bay or…"

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

"They won Eastern Maine softball Tournaments and placed third in the New England Softball Championships."

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

"… So in 1884 an office was established at the eastern side of the island called Atlantic Mrs Durilla Joyce was appointed postmistress She held the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… of the Great War brought a decrease in demand for ships and a commensurate population decrease; the Federal Census lists Bath with a population of…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… building was restored and reopened as the Maine Eastern Railroad Station. Train Ferry Hercules, Bath, ca."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… Massachusetts General Court, anxious to see the "eastern lands" settled, readily made grants of land to individuals or larger groups."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"On August 13, 1779, American and British naval forces clashed, and the Americans suffered a crushing defeat. All thirty-nine ships in the American…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 4 of 5

"… father had once been the largest landowner in eastern Maine. Ashburton’s assessment of the 1842 treaty included that the final border was a “good…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"… 1879-1961; Bath Daily Times 1862-1967; Eastern Times 1850-1856; Times-Record 1967-present. Federal Census Records: 1790-1930."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 1 of 2

"… was a member of the General Court’s Committee of Eastern Claims when the petition for the confirmation of title was originally received, and when…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 3 of 5

"… River, through the Great Lakes, and the eastern border’s terminus at Lake of the Woods (the intersection of modern-day Ontario, Minnesota, and…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812

"With great difficulty, he managed to sail his ship to Crosby’s Long Wharf in Hampden for repairs. Having taken Castine on September 1, 1814, British…"

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

"A ropewalk situated on the eastern bank of Mill Creek/River supplied rigging and sheets (ropes or lines used to secure a sail) to hoist sails."

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

"… Library The wharf was later taken over by the Eastern Steamship Company and rebuilt. Built in Bath, Maine in 1885 the Cumberland’s fate was a…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"John Valley, eastern Canada, or southern Maine. The language and customs of three countries—Sweden, France and England—were subsequently all absorbed…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Arrived to great fanfare. Gardner Lake, 1936 1897 - 1898 • Telegraph service established • Resort hotel Ne-Mat-Ta-No built in North Lubec by…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Coastal ships carried this cache to eastern coastal cities for distribution across America. Bangor's river location defined its character; the lumber…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… settled at a Place called Magebaggadeuce on the Eastern Side of the Penobscot Bay, and others desirous of settling there themselves, or settling…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"While many young men along the eastern seaboard traveled west to seek their fortunes, some chose to experience the northern frontier of Aroostook…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… new Congress and appointed Superintendent of the Eastern Indians, a post he held for the remainder of the war."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"The North Village is a great place to live, the people are great and always willing to help in time of need."

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