Keywords: Marine accidents
Item 98694
Schooner 'Shamrock' aground on Spruce Point Ledge, July 1925
Contributed by: Boothbay Region Historical Society Date: 1925 Location: Boothbay Harbor Media: Glass Negative
Item 10667
Wreck of the schooner Empress, Kennebunkport, 1891
Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: 1891-10-28 Location: Kennebunkport Media: Photographic print
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The rocky coastline of Cape Elizabeth has sent many vessels to their watery graves.
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Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs
The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4
"In 1951 following a terrible accident at Scottow Hill, Dr. Haigis and several men, some of whom were fellow members of the Lions Club, raised funds…"