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LC Subject Heading: Merchant Ships

Historical Items

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Item 48262

"Grace Davis," France, ca. 1879

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1879 Location: Portland Media: Oil, canvas, pine

Item 8871

Four-mast bark 'Roanoke' under sail

Contributed by: Maine Maritime Museum Date: 1892 Media: Glass Negative

Item 9288

Cargo on the fourth voyage of the schooner Susan, 1802

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1802 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Lesson Plans

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Bicentennial Lesson Plan

Primary Sources: The Maine Shipyard

Grade Level: 9-12 Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will give students a close-up look at historical operations behind Maine's famed shipbuilding and shipping industries. Students will examine primary sources including letters, bills of lading, images, and objects, and draw informed hypotheses about the evolution of the seafaring industry and its impact on Maine’s communities over time.

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Bicentennial Lesson Plan

Becoming Maine: The District of Maine's Coastal Economy

Grade Level: 3-5 Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson plan will introduce students to the maritime economy of Maine prior to statehood and to the Coasting Law that impacted the separation debate. Students will examine primary documents, take part in an activity that will put the Coasting Law in the context of late 18th century – early 19th century New England, and learn about how the Embargo Act of 1807 affected Maine in the decades leading to statehood.