Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ship Captains

"… was only eighteen, he was the master of his own vessel. For more that forty years, Agry sailed from Boston to England, France, and Mediterranean…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Brick Works

"… 7, 1805, Knox sent on board three different vessels a shipment of 61,500 bricks, 40,000 bricks, and 5,000 bricks, all bound for either John Brooks…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Shipbuilding in Biddeford: Lore, Leaders, and Legacy

"… Duties Imposed by law on the tonnage of Ships or vessels, and on goods, wares and merchandises imported into the United States” led to the creation…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Picnic, Fort Point Light, and Fort Pownal, 1865

"… went on the excursion on Fairy of the Wave, a vessel Hugh Ross had built with a dance floor on each deck."

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 2 of 2

"… scene behind him, complete with a sailing vessel and a lighthouse. This setting has the look of the interior of a late nineteenth century tintype…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Wiscasset's Arctic Connection

"… inevitably rises at the sight of such a small vessel, such a quiet man, going so far away with so little fuss." MacMillan connected Wiscasset to…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Bootleggers vs. Police

"Smaller vessels would buy up liquor and try to return to shore undetected. Confiscated liquor bottles, Portland, 1927Maine Historical…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… 1792 and 1891, 133 wooden ocean-going sailing vessels were built in Blue Hill. Captain John W. Kane, Blue Hill, ca."

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

"… referred to the Narrows, to dock his trading vessels. Paine did an extensive business in the lumber trade between here and Liverpool and other…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1919 to 1934: The Nation Follows Maine Into Prohibition

"Commercial cargo vessels also illegally smuggled liquor into Maine ports. Rum continued to come from the West Indies in small Maine-made vessels…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Granite and Ice Industries

"… where the water was deep enough for very large vessels. As many as 50,000 paving blocks would be shipped on one schooner, usually loaded by hand."

Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"… of his life in nearby Bath, from where he sailed vessels built by his brothers George and John Patten."

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

"Although they made a good case their request was denied due to the lack of a wharf that could accommodate such large vessels."

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

"… retirement in 1844, Pratt launched two to three vessels annually, mostly small schooners or brigs ranging in size from 46 tons to the 335-ton…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire

"Three boatyards on the island built vessels for the war. The largest producer was the Hinckley Company, which built 535, about 40 percent of all…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Third Generation and Beyond

"… and outbuildings were considered another form of vessel like his schooners, and it did not seem odd to move the old structures and find a new use…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"… back and forth to Bangor, and steam-powered vessels departing regularly from the wharf on the Penobscot to Boston."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"… it ended, business slowly returned and some 30 vessels were launched between 1866 and 1870 and trade was resumed with the South."

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Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"… press rejoiced, with one editor writing that "a vessel may go from Portland to Savannah without being under any necessity to enter and clear"…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Influential & Interesting Documents

"… This watercolor shows nearly every type of vessel involved in the Caribbean rum trade prior to Maine statehood."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"Only 27 vessels are known to have been built on Mount Desert and nearby islands up to 1820. But in the next decade alone, 84 were built."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"… son, John II (1801-1868), was also a seaman and vessel captain and later on, schooner owner. In 1821, John II married neighbor Climena Roberts…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"… the Rappahannock, one of the four largest wooden vessels built by the A. Sewall and Company. President Harrison, Bath, 1889Maine Maritime…"