Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… of Thomaston, well known in all principal trading ports of the world. By 1777, Thomaston had incorporated and included, until 1848, the towns of…"

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

"… between here and Liverpool and other foreign ports, his ships returning with salt, coal, dry goods and hardware."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… anchorage at Pine Point never has been home port to any large fishing vessels, but it’s likely that some Scarborough men fished off shore on…"

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"… sold locally and loaded on ships for use in other ports. Processing lumber, Surry, ca. 1903Surry Historical Society Parts of the mill were…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"… to the Boston markets through Maine’s rivers and ports. By 1782, for example, Reuben Colburn from Pittston, the same Reuben Colburn who had built…"

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

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

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… loading his schooners with lumber and trading in ports such as Boston, but also coasted as far South as Jacksonville, Florida, and seasonally went…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"He said that he would be going to Port Hudson in the morning. At the very end of his letter he told his wife not to worry about him and to take good…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… double this amount of lumber from Bangor's port. Henry David Thoreau during his 1846 visit to the city noted how Bangor was a bustling lumber town…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"… which occurred on April 14, 1863 and the Siege of Port Hudson as well. The 22nd Maine Regiment consisted of ten companies and one-hundred people…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"Blue Hill vessels carried local products to ports around the United States and the world. Some of these included granite mined in East Blue Hill…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"In 1834, Bangor's population was booming, its port was bustling, and it became a city. Churches, schools, and businesses that served the lumbering…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"… have been difficult or impossible in the small ports of Maine, where taverns were closely regulated."

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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

"… passengers with whom she had started for Maine ports and St. John, N.B., only half an hour before … International Steamship Landing The…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"… lumber, but Bangor was also the last deep water port on the Penobscot, with the Kenduskeag Stream ideally located nearby."

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

"… winds, and the captain was anxious to reach port. The captain planned to anchor behind the breakwater at the northeast side of Richmond Island at…"

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

"… Dunstan was an important shipping and trade port. It was here that Richard King settled in 1746 and Dr. Robert Southgate in 1771."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… Newbury Neck came from Boston, New York and other ports in ships which Coggins owned. The men who built the ships were paid only for the days that…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"… Burgundy, clarets, sauternes, Champagnes, Ports, and French liqueurs. Casco Engine Co. No."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… all international trade to and from American ports; with this, President Thomas Jefferson hoped that Britain and France would see value in the…"