Maine Memory Network

City of Brewer

Brewer is the gateway to coastal communities and Acadia National Park. The city along with Bangor also serves as a trading and distribution center for the coastal areas and towns and cities to the north with the total region having a population of approximately 250,000 people.

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

"Lumberman, Patten, c.1900Patten Lumbermen's Museum Industries responsible for coastal settlement Lumbering, fisheries, agriculture, shipbuilding…"

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"It was built for the coastal trade, and the steamer’s cargo was mostly coal. She stranded on Ocracoke, North Carolina, in 1913, and was lost."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"… sailing vessel Lyon from England to establish a trading post on lower Wadsworth Street, specifically for trading with the Wawenock, Tarratine and…"

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

"… Early in the century, boat builders built coastal schooners and barges in Warren, north of Thomaston, for transport and trade."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"Although it is understood the first settlers subsisted by farming and fishing, little documented information is known about the early businesses and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architecture

"… the original 19th century flavor of a New England coastal village. A large majority of the homes were designed and built by captains and…"

Old Berwick Historical Society

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 2 of 5

"… from settlers who wished to return to Wabanaki coastal territories. English guests all too often misinterpreted such hospitality, misunderstanding…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day

"… The moniker is most fitting for this tranquil coastal village - a village that might never have been were it not for its connection to the sea."

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"With the northern-most coastal territory in the Union, and a shared a border with British Canada, Mainers largely shifted their focus from separation…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… to the commercial interests of the mercantile coastal communities. Additionally, many in York County opposed separation because the current capital…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… long shipbuilding history of many other Maine coastal and river towns. There was a brief period of time, however, when Dunstan Landing was an…"

Early Maine Photography - Portland Photographers

"… of itinerants, moving from village to village in coastal and rual areas of the state. Such was the case of Almond W."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 1 of 6

"… of property arrived in the Dawnland, forming coastal outposts devoted to fishing, logging, and fur trading."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret

"Coastal people discovered a taste for West Indies rum, trading lumber for it. By 1700 more Yankees drank rum than beer, with cheap "New England Rum"…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"As a result, any coastal opposition to separation could no longer be based on the hindrance of the former Coasting Law, and many who had previously…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"… the robust import-export business that thrived in coastal waters off Mount Desert Island. Their story illustrates how one family works to become…"

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"… the coveted tall pine for ships' masts to the coastal cedar for shingles, Maine's forest land has been the source of the raw materials that has…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood

"… grew over the next century, particularly in coastal towns. After the American Revolution achieved independence for the United States, the District…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"… an important role in the character of the small coastal community. Many locals can attest to the fact that the island would be a very different…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… most were two-masted brigs and schooners for the coastal trade. Captain Candage, one of 52 Blue Hill ship captains of the era, went to sea at 18…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… they discovered was the relative backwater of coastal Maine. Seeing an opportunity, A.C. and Emily Savage, like other year-round settlers on Mount…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… part of a plan to improve postal service, and the coastal King’s Highway was not used as often. In 1753, the British Government named Benjamin…"