Keywords: Sinking ships
Item 16383
The Steam Ship Horatio Hall, ca. 1905
Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: circa 1905 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 100372
The 'Harriet' rescuing passengers of the 'Unicorn', Newfoundland, ca. 1851
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1851 Location: North Yarmouth; St. John Media: Oil on canvas
Exhibit
Summer Folk: The Postcard View
Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."
Exhibit
Maine's natural resources -- granite, limestone and slate in particular -- along with its excellent ports made it a leader in mining and production of the valuable building materials. Stone work also attracted numerous skilled immigrants.
Site Page
"… in the harbor today, and the Cumberland, in a sinking condition, put back to her dock and landed safely the passengers with whom she had started…"
Story
A Note from a Maine-American
by William Dow Turner
With 7 generations before statehood, and 5 generations since, Maine DNA carries on.
Story
My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne
Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima
