Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Energy

"The steam engines were powered by coal. The funny thing is that as the years went by, the engines needed more coal."

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"The Wingate’s coal storage building was located between Lucky Garden parking lot and the river. Also you can still find pieces of coal near the river."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Train Station, Presque Isle, ca. 1908

"Stove in middle of room has coal scuttle next to it. Large desk on right is high, requiring clerk to stand or use a very high chair."

Historic Hallowell - “Maine’s Century” Ends

"Last Coal Barge, Hallowell, ca. 1939Hubbard Free Library In 1939, the last coal delivery was made to the Wingate Wharf, and in 1962 the last tanker…"

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

"In 1928 when coal was eliminated as a cargo item, the Reine Marie was towed from Portland to Thomaston and tied at Dunn and Elliot’s wharf, where she…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry and Immigrants-A Changing Community

"… relied on ships to carry cotton to its looms and coal to its steam plant, but soon switched to rail."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"Coal was also hauled into Franklin County by train. The depot in Strong was located on the street that we call Norton Hill today."

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"had good supplies of coal, and wood on hand. Coal experienced no advance in price. Blizzard, Lubec, January 1934 Lubec Historical Society By…"

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"… coastal trade, and the steamer’s cargo was mostly coal. She stranded on Ocracoke, North Carolina, in 1913, and was lost."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The "Edward O'Brien", the "Washington B. Thomas", & "Edna Hoyt"

"… there she moved on to Cardiff, Wales, to load coal for Venezuela, but just after leaving Wales she encountered rough seas and storms."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"Extracted from coal tar, the first such dye produced a new mauve or purple color (1856). A new blue called "electric" blue, may be the bright blue…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"There was also a small coal wharf, a store and a tidal-powered grist mill on the creek. Coal was a very necessary commodity for heating, once most of…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 1 of 4

"… with smokehouses, sardine canneries, lumber and coal businesses out on the wharves. Among them, close to where School Street came down to meet…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"… foreign ports, his ships returning with salt, coal, dry goods and hardware. His store, one of three businesses at an area referred to as the Upper…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… a brick utility shed, originally storing heating coal. Steam powered the 19th Century, and eventually fog signals at lighthouses."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… abutments, rushed around the side through the coal pits and burst through the windows, carrying tons of coal and gravel, packing the boiler room…"

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

"… en route from Norfolk to Portland with a cargo of coal. Encountering dense fog off Wood Island, Captain Lermond anchored off the eastern end of…"

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"… in the present" Railroads then: Railroads ran on coal or wood. They were operated on the spot by a crew. Train tracks were routinely made of wood."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… which sank fifty miles offshore with a cargo of coal. Some ships were built elsewhere, but launched at Dunstan Landing."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"Maine did not have the coal and iron needed to produce the steel for the ships and engines, and Bath emerged as the only Maine shipbuilding center to…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"The old coal boilers were converted to oil-fired, and recovery burning boilers were added to retrieve costly chemicals."

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

"… of the 20th century, the Larchmont was hit by a coal-hauling schooner, the Harry Knowlton. The Knowlton tore into the Larchmont during a blizzard…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… to arrive at school early, bring in the wood or coal and keep the fire going throughout the day. In 1938 an eight grader named Harold "Scoot"…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"… Classroom Over Time Flags Jess, grade 7 Coal Kiln School, Scarborough, ca. 1900Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Generally, the…"