Maine Memory Network

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… representatives, laundries, express service, boat yards, livery stables and blacksmith shops were all present and island-based."

Historic Hallowell - Natural Resource to Finished Product

"… Product Hallowell Granite Works stone yard, Hallowell, ca. 1895Hubbard Free Library A site between Winthrop Street and Central Street became…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Declines - 1857 to 1861

"Except for those willing to risk their ships for considerable profits, the shipping industry was immobilized. <-Prev."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"The flood of workers, as many as 3,000 for the Texas Steamship yard and 1,400 for BIW, brought Bath’s daytime population to an estimated 20,000, a…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"They would get giant logs to put in their ships and huge quantities of cloth for the masts and sails."

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"… someone to help unload at the landing (called a yard man). The team worked hard -- two choppers could cut 6-7,000 feet of logs a day."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… were 13 shipbuilders in Blue Hill, along with 8 shipping merchants, 5 ship joiners, 3 blacksmiths (who fashioned the iron fittings), 1 rigger, 1…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"But a mere 300 yards from the U.S. mainland at Lubec, Maine. Ferry steamers navigated this narrow but treacherous arm of the sea beginning in 1882…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"His remains and his three wives lie in the yard of his home. Starbirds Mill X Chase Hewett Mill X Carrabassett Creamery X East New…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… suppliers of materials needed to construct the yards and vessels. Prosperity Eastport was captured and occupied by the British from 1814 until 1818…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… house was built in 1845 with bricks from this yard. Herbert W. Kennison, a tailor, postmaster, and druggist in the North Village manufactured a…"