Keywords: Maine Steamship Company
Item 33875
Steamship in Narrows, Lubec, ca. 1905
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Lubec Media: Postcard
Item 42159
Steamship "Horatio Hall," ca. 1898
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1898 Media: Paint, canvas, cloth, wood
Item 37314
180 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Pocahantas Fuel Company, Inc. Use: Store
Item 111551
House for Charles M. Hays on Cushing Island, Portland, 1909
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1909 Location: Portland Client: Charles Melville Hays Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Exhibit
These stories -- that stretch from 1999 back to 1759 -- take you from an amusement park to the halls of Congress. There are inventors, artists, showmen, a railway agent, a man whose civic endeavors helped shape Portland, a man devoted to the pursuit of peace and one known for his military exploits, Maine's first novelist, a woman who recorded everyday life in detail, and an Indian who survived a British attack.
Exhibit
After the canoe, steamboats became the favored method of transportation on Moosehead Lake. They revolutionized movement of logs and helped promote tourism in the region.
Site Page
"… captained by William Allen, became the first steamship to carry passengers from Boston to Lubec, arriving to great fanfare."
Site Page
"Built in Bath, Maine in 1885 the Cumberland’s fate was a tragic one. The vessel continued its tri-weekly service to and from Boston until July 7…"
