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Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"Pike and C.H. Clark, was formed to secure steamship service for the town. They presented their case to International Steamship Company officials…"

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 2 of 2

"… Waterfront Della Collins, Eastern Steamship Company Wharf, Kennebec River, Hallowell, ca."

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Historic Hallowell - Seaport on the Kennebec

"Seaport on the Kennebec Eastern Steamship Company Wharf, Kennebec River, Hallowell, ca. 1890Hubbard Free Library In A Maritime History of Bath…"

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Historic Hallowell - Transportation

"There were steamships that transported people between Hallowell and Chelsea. Small streamers, named the Clarion and Della Collins, carried…"

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Great Harbor Maritime Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"In 1853 they built the steamship wharf at the point and talked the Eastern Steamship Company into establishing service."

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Bridgton Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"… Ships and Tankers Della Collins, Eastern Steamship Company Wharf, Kennebec River, Hallowell, ca. 1890Hubbard Free Library The Zebedee E."

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Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"Steamships traveled from Boston, Massachusetts to Bangor, Maine. Parker Point had its own wharf where a steamship transported people to and from…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 1: 1885-1899, Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel

"… page 21 Katahdin Iron Works, Silver Lake Hotel, steamship excursions, newspaper clippings   Part 2, pages 22-71 Dancing, family history…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"Or the time a steamship captain saw an Indian wildly signaling him from a canoe out of sight of land, Assuming he was in trouble, the captain stopped…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… them over the course of the summer, arriving via steamship ferry. They each had scientific “specialties,” such as marine invertebrates…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… rusticators came to Blue Hill's summer colony on steamships that met their passengers at the railhead in Rockland."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… to New York on 14 January 1934, the Eastern Steamship Company’s freighter Sagamore punctured its hull when it struck Corwin Rock off the eastern…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"… books of travel over 5,000 miles of rail and steamship lines. They had over 200 uniformed employees covering the rails from Chicago, Illinois, to…"

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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…"

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… captained by William Allen, became the first steamship to carry passengers from Boston to Lubec, arriving to great fanfare."

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… About this same time, the Boston and Bangor Steamship Company launched weekly trips to coastal stops and then went on to Boston using its new ship…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… middle and upper classes, improved railway and steamship lines made Maine more accessible, and many families sought to escape the summer heat of…"