Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"Chapman and Flint laid out a new yard on the Narrows (a narrowing of the river northwest of the Wadsworth Street bridge) near John Paine’s original…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825

"… and ship chandlers at Paine’s wharf, near the Narrows on the George's River, an area below the prison site."

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

"Ferry steamers navigated this narrow but treacherous arm of the sea beginning in 1882, later supplemented by auto scows, both suddenly obsolete the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"… his log house and another blockhouse near the Narrows on the Georges River. To assure protection for the settlers, 20 men were kept on at the fort…"

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

"… wharf on the river at a section, referred to the Narrows, to dock his trading vessels. Paine did an extensive business in the lumber trade between…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… ends of ½” iron suspension rods attached at the lower end to 8” thick cedar floor beams hanging from cable to cable."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"After a drought lowered the level of Day Mountain Pond to a point below the dam, the town had to install a suction pump to keep water supplied to the…"