Keywords: Wharfs
Item 100221
View north from Ocean Street, Rockland, ca. 1875
Contributed by: Rockland Historical Society Date: circa 1875 Location: Rockland Media: Stereograph
Item 27755
S. E. Spring at Factory Island Wharf, ca. 1885
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1885 Location: Biddeford; Saco Media: Photographic print
Item 86151
Owner in 1924: Central Wharf Proprietors
Item 86153
26 Central Wharf, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Central Wharf Proprietors Use: Mfg Slate Sinks
Item 111800
Richardson Wharf Company alterations, Portland, 1922
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1922 Location: Portland Client: Richardson Wharf Co. Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Item 109293
Northern Chemical Industries superphosphate plant, Searsport, 1943-1944
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1943–1944 Location: Searsport Client: Northern Chemical Industries Inc. Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
Exhibit
Jameson & Wotton Wharf, Friendship
Since 1897, the Jameson & Wotton Wharf in Friendship has been an important addition to the community on Muscongus Bay. The wharf, which is accessible at all tides, was a steamboat stop for many years, as well as important to the lobster business.
Exhibit
From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album
William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Wharf, Store and Blacksmith Shop
"… as early as 1792, and was known either as Knox’s wharf, or Vose’s wharf. According to Eaton, Knox erected a large store which was managed by…"
Site Page
John Martin: Expert Observer - Alonzo E. Raynes diving off wharf, Hampden, ca. 1840
"Alonzo E. Raynes diving off wharf, Hampden, ca. 1840 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Alonzo E."
Story
What does a warming climate mean for Maine?
by David Reidmiller
Climate change affects all aspects of life. What does this mean for Maine?
Story
A Splash of Water
by Marilyn Weymouth Seguin
Reminisce of a lifetime on Little Sebago Lake