Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox

"… the breeze, and nothing more quiet than the vessel. Indeed, Mrs. Knox complained that the rocking was not sufficient to lull and keep her asleep."

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

"… netted $85,000 in profits; however, most of the vessels built were owned and operated by Thomaston citizens."

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

"… built for the transfer of goods to the trading vessels. Thomaston’s population increased from 799 in 1790 to 1402 in 1800."

Acadia National Park

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Early Maine Photography - Occupational

"… features of men experienced in commanding sailing vessels. In contrast is the elegant appearance of Portland artists John Greenleaf Cloudman and…"

Music in Maine - Longfellow Family Music

"… it because of the war, as "They do not let any vessels go from Boston to Portland now." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow learned piano and the flute as a…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… in Hampden in 1793, and part owner of many other vessels. His son, Major John Crosby, and son-in-law, Elias Dudley, ran his business until 1852."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"During those years, over 50 vessels were built in Surry, including 15 schooners, 5 barks and ten brigs."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"American vessels were forbidden to trade with foreign markets, causing economic hardship in Lubec and Eastport."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Library 1800 – 1850 1804 – 1830 • Twenty vessels launched from Lubec shipyards 1804 • First schooner, Hope, built at Seward’s Neck by Capt."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… was converted to a warship and was the first vessel sunk in the war by German submarines in 1917. Ryder's Cove Wharf, Islesboro, c."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"… landed for his geography, and returning to our vessel at night. We have clambered up pathless glens to rugged summits; and we carried rations for…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"The ships built here were great vessels of enormous size, such as the Hallowell. The Hallowell was built in 1810 by Ebenezer Mayo, and this ship had…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… a shipmaster who had commanded several Blue Hill vessels. Nearly 90 years later, Blue Hill Memorial Hospital (BHMH) is a 25-bed critical access…"

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"… behold such a large city with its vast fleet of vessels, steamers and cars, everything that my eyes beheld was a continual panorama of a new life.”…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… merchant, he was also a farmer, owner of trading vessels and a town justice. The King home, built across from the marsh, was originally a one-story…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"A smack was a small sailing vessel with an open holding well with holes drilled into it to allow circulation of seawater."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"This vessel could transport seven to eight vehicles, opening up a new era of island history. The ferry service operates out of Bass Harbor for…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… landlubbers generally thought the flat bottomed vessel was safer. The Lubec and Campobello locals, seasoned by the sea and its vagaries, had no…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"In early days a vessel beset fired a cannon, thus requesting the West Quoddy keeper for similar acknowledgment. Soon a bell replaced the cannon."

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

"This vessel had a brief life, for it was wrecked in June 1903 only sixty days after its launch at Watts Shipyard in Thomaston."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… commissioned in 1882, and was one of the largest vessels in the fishing fleet. In 1894, a steamboat company contracted to bring a daily mail run…"

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

"… moisture, and quality indexes on materials in a vessel, a pipeline, or on a sheet already formed and traveling at a speed of 40 miles per hour."