Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The End of Wooden Shipbuilding - 1910 to 1950

"… Newbert & Wallace, Crowell and Thurlow, Atlantic Coast Company, and Edward T. Gamage were active shipyards in the 20th century with varying degrees…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 1 of 5

"… the land northeast of Passamaquoddy Bay, from the Atlantic coast to the Gulf of St. Lawrence, and used Champlain’s Saint Croix River as a western…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… first self-serve grocery store run by the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company. By 1941, six national chain stores anchored the downtown: J."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"… boundary of the coast, working closely with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, a compact of fifteen eastern seaboard states."

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

"… United States have but this one short stretch of Atlantic sea-coast where a pleasant summer climate and real picturesqueness of scenery are to be…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… hotels on the coast, such as the Checkley and Atlantic House, lured tourists who often arrived by train from Boston, New York, Montreal and beyond…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… is still divided into three distinct areas: Atlantic, Minturn, and Swan’s Island village. The latter was also divided into the North and Harbor…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… and reliable source of transportation to the Atlantic ocean which was crucial for trade and commerce."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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