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Item 98550

Commonwealth Art Colony students on an outing to Christmas Cove, 1915

Commonwealth Art Colony students on an outing to Christmas Cove, 1915

Contributed by: Boothbay Region Historical Society Date: 1915-07-27 Location: Christmas Cove Media: Photographic print

Item 98690

Schooner 'Freeman,' Mill Cove in Boothbay Harbor, ca. 1937

Schooner 'Freeman,' Mill Cove in Boothbay Harbor, ca. 1937

Contributed by: Boothbay Region Historical Society Date: circa 1937 Location: Rockland; Boothbay Harbor; Halifax Media: Glass Negative

Item 9495

Schooner Zebedee E. Cliff, Boothbay Harbor, ca. 1925

Schooner Zebedee E. Cliff, Boothbay Harbor, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: circa 1925 Location: Boothbay Harbor Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Preble House, Great Cranberry Island, ca. 1895

Great Cranberry Island's Preble House

The Preble House, built in 1827 on a hilltop over Preble Cove on Great Cranberry Island, was the home to several generations of Hadlock, Preble, and Spurling family members -- and featured in several books.

Exhibit

Wreck of the Annie C. Maguire, December 24, 1886

Cape Elizabeth Shipwrecks

The rocky coastline of Cape Elizabeth has sent many vessels to their watery graves.

Exhibit

Cornelius Tarbox, Jr. House, Westport Island, 2016

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 Pages

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Site Page

'Melissa Trask,' 1884

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… even docked at Steamboat Wharf on Contention Cove. Started in 1839, the village shipyard was located at the present day town landing."

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Early fishing schooner, ca. 1870

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"… factory that baited trawlers coming into Mackerel Cove. Swan’s Island fishermen worked hard and were successful at their trade."

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Salmon pens off Swan's Island, ca. 1990

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Salmon industry

"… were some near Scrag Island, some in Toothacher Cove and some at nearby Frenchboro. The first deliveries of salmon smolt (baby salmon) were brought…"