Keywords: Coastal shipping
Item 8862
Five-mast steel schooner KINEO under sail, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: circa 1910 Media: Photographic print
Item 27829
Schooner Edna Hoyt, Thomaston, ca. 1921
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1921 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Britain was especially interested in occupying Maine during the Colonial era to take advantage of the timber resources. The tall, straight, old growth white pines were perfect for ships' masts to help supply the growing Royal Navy.
Exhibit
Mural mystery in Westport Island's Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House
The Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House, a well-preserved Greek Revival house on Westport Island, has a mystery contained within--a panoramic narrative mural. The floor-to-ceiling mural contains eight painted panels that create a colorful coastal seascape which extends through the front hallway and up the stairwell. The name of the itinerant painter has been lost over time, can you help us solve the mystery of who he or she was?
Site Page
Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties
"… and quarrying provided the livelihoods for most coastal Maine residents. The initial seasonal stations established in the 17th century by fishermen…"
Site Page
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."
Story
A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker
Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference
Lesson Plan
Becoming Maine: The District of Maine's Coastal Economy
Grade Level: 3-5
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will introduce students to the maritime economy of Maine prior to statehood and to the Coasting Law that impacted the separation debate. Students will examine primary documents, take part in an activity that will put the Coasting Law in the context of late 18th century – early 19th century New England, and learn about how the Embargo Act of 1807 affected Maine in the decades leading to statehood.
