Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"The Lincoln News was printed in Bangor, then shipped to Lincoln. Some of the stories took place in Mattanawcook."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… Jefferson initiated an embargo on overseas shipping which only served to further anger border communities."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The British seized ships in the harbor and burned eight. Selectmen Patten and Bradbury, fearing that the British would burn their village, negotiated…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… produced carnations and snapdragons that were shipped by rail to markets in Boston and Bangor. The business ran from 1927-1959, operated…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"Word of mouth from artists and ship crews began to draw visitors each summer in order to get a glimpse of the magical place."

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"… DESCO, stated that, “None of us wanted to see the ship go down, but we can not, and will not, stand for mediocrity.” Thus, the Johnson business was…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"Farmers shipped their milk in large cans out of town for processing. East New Portland also was the site of the first store erected at “The Falls.”…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… on the lumber industry with the lumber being shipped down the Aroostook River to the St. John River and then back into the United States duty free…"

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

"Even one of Knox’s ships was named the Quicklime. A letter from Knox to his foreman William Howe Wiggen, dated January 15, 1805 and quoted in Eaton…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"… submerged boxcars alongside a double-masted ship on the Penobscot River during the Bangor flood of March 20, 1902.Bangor Public Library Text by…"

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"… student musicians providing music from a nearby ship. That was the beginning of the Blue Hill Troupe."

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… spirit that infused the passengers on the first ships from England 140 years before them. There were few necessities at hand beyond their own hard…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"Navy named a Roll-on/Roll-off cargo ship U.S.N.S. Gordon in honor of Gary Gordon. He received many awards after he died, but the most important one…"

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"Railroad, tracks Delivering, connecting, shipping Lincoln people, mail, and goods Transportation Works Cited Train Collision in Lincoln Center…"

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

"Merrill Lumber, of Turner, loaded with empty shipping boxes for Forster’s Toothpick Mill, crashed through the deck of the bridge to the riverbank…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"… the bag machines from the New York plant were shipped to Rumford Falls and put in place beside the ones already in operation here."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"… both sides, then cut to sheet size, package, and ship to the customer. Expansion was needed, such that 12 coaters were in operation by 1930."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"Farmington was considered to have excellent shipping facilities via the rail road. W.W. Small, now the home of Uno Mas Restaurant, was a store and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"Henry and Seth Clark were in the shipping business and operated a shipyard on Clark Point in Southwest Harbor."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Fog A lighthouse is more than light. Ships must be warned in conditions of fog, a ubiquitous phenomenon at West Quoddy."

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"Shipping the Christmas tree, Presque Isle, 1959Presque Isle Historical Society The tree is loaded onto a truck."

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

"… the principal breeds kept, and many eggs were shipped for hatching. Shaw Bros. poultry business, established in 1895 at the old Shaw homestead at…"

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

"… and computerization of wrapping and shipping the finished product. In-depth studies aimed at placing Boise Cascade in the lead of manufacturing…"