Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… distinguished citizen, merchant, farmer, and ship builder. Three of his children became major public figures."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"The yard goods sold at the store he operated at Newbury Neck came from Boston, New York and other ports in ships which Coggins owned."

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

"Early island contractors and builders were responsible for erecting the large summer homes for wealthy summer residents, who spent two to three…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… of highly successful shipmasters, owners and builders, starting with Captain Mark Pendleton (1811-1888) and continuing through his son Fields…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"… share owner in the Plymouth Company and a master builder. He was instrumental in the the founding of Frankfort, and most likely helped design and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Building Boom, early 19th century

"When not building ships, craftsmen became architects and house builders, evidenced by the many architectural details used in ship construction."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding

"While there are references to early shipyards and builders, records are nonexistent. By the time Thomaston was incorporated in 1777, several…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"The builders had the angel moved to the Old North Church so it would not be destroyed. Also the builders had the angel's red boots turned to…"

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

"… Historical Society Early in the century, boat builders built coastal schooners and barges in Warren, north of Thomaston, for transport and trade."

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

"Symbolic of the last days of this boom in shipping was the “Reine Marie Stewart,” perhaps the best remembered locally-built vessel today."

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

"Shipyard owners and builders, Robinson, McCallum and Counce, sold land on the north side of Water Street to Christian Henry Bohndel, a ship’s rigger…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"An accomplished builder, Benjamin Wheeler is known to be the first white settler. He arrived during 1768 with his wife, Elizabeth, and their first…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Overview

"Using the Exhibit Builder tool provided on the Maine Memory Network, students pieced together paragraph after paragraph, bringing in the images they…"

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…"

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

"Lancaster, a noted bridge builder from New Sharon, for $1,000 and lasted nearly 20 years. But on Saturday October 13, 1855, during the Strong…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… of this new church began, overseen by master builder Isaiah Coombs. Arthur Gilman designed the church in the style of Gothic Revival, as stated by…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… Patten had the idea and was also was the main builder for this project of making the Sagadahock House. He later became mayor of Bath."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"… Pratt’s workmen married his daughters and became builders. Albion Seabury, who married Dorcas Pratt, established his yard on the northeast side of…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… the cans ready for shipment; transporters; boat builders; suppliers of condiments; all of which offered employment opportunities."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Builders looked to the vast and nearly untouched lumber resources of Maine particularly within the Penobscot watershed."

Acadian Archives

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… the Railroad Bridge to this village, the master-builder, Chas. H Davis invited his employees to make a trip with him to Lewiston."