Maine Memory Network

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

"… eliminated as a cargo item, the Reine Marie was towed from Portland to Thomaston and tied at Dunn and Elliot’s wharf, where she became a floating…"

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

"… Lore, Leaders, and Legacy 3-masted schooner towed by tug boat in Saco River, ca. 1910McArthur Public Library Shipyard stamp, Co."

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"Cliff" and the "Maude M. Morey" had been towed to Portland for repair. Both boats were bought by the government, hauled into the Casco Bay, and sank…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 1 of 3

"… on the lot, and we decided to use that to tow the new car back. When my boss found out what we took down there to get the car, he was really mad at…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is built - 1823 to 1824

"… (unpowered barges used to transfer cargo under tow) for the transport of granite from St. George were employed and the walls were constructed by…"

Historic Hallowell - Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company

"In the fall, these rafts with houses would be towed into the cove below Vaughan's Point. Steam and Boom Company, Log Driver's Shack, Hallowell…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"Sometimes the barges were towed away from the wharf by a pulley and cable set into a small rocky island, Ringbolt Ledge, till they could safely get…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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