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| 491.1 | There was this Mainiac who . . . | CSSE::COUTURE | | Tue Feb 24 1987 11:45 | 8 |
| "Cruising Guide To New England" will give you a lot of info on sailing
the Maine islands. "Shipwrecks of the New England Coast" should
provide a bit of history and some anecdotes. I don't know what
stone slooping is. Would you enlighten me?
Your best bet would probably be to visit "The Armchair Sailor" in
Newport or the bookstore at Mystic Seaport.
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| 491.2 | a couple of sources | PULSAR::BERENS | Alan Berens | Tue Feb 24 1987 12:26 | 21 |
| Chapelle wrote a classic book about American sailing ship design -- I
don't recall the title offhand.
You might also look at John Leavitt's "In the Wake of the Coasters"
which discusses schoonering along the Maine coast.
re .1: Schooners and sloops were used to carry granite mined along the
Maine coast to Boston and elsewhere. When they sprung a leak, they sank
like stones, so to speak. There are derricks on various islands that are
the remains of the granite mining. One island off Stonington (I don't
recall the name) looks like the entire top has been cut off. There are
still stone wharves there and a number of derricks. Carrying lime on
schooners was another fun occupation. Wet lime burns spontaneously and
the fires were virtually impossible to extinguish.
Damariscove Island off Boothbay was once the largest fishing port in New
England. Trivia question: What was the first town in North America with
paved streets? Answer: Pemaquid, Maine. One of the artifacts found
during the archeological digging at Pemaquid was a glass something or
other made in Italy a century or two before being brought to Pemaquid.
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| 491.3 | Towering above the Mall... | ASGNQH::BALD | John Bald - VAXing poetic | Tue Feb 24 1987 18:34 | 11 |
| Many famous buildings built in the 1800's were made of granite from
islands such as Vinalhaven. The granite was shipped on sloops well
designed for carrying heavy, massive objects. Many succesful stone
sloopers were built on Chebeague Island.
A couple of notable buildings built with Maine granite: Chicago
Board of Trade, a wing of the Massachusetts State House, and, under
its marble, the Washington Monument.
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| 491.4 | Islands of Mid-Coast Maine | VIKING::CONAHAN | | Tue Feb 24 1987 22:19 | 11 |
| Try "Islands of the Mid-Maine Coast" by Charles B. McLane - Kennebec
River Press/Woolwich, Main{. It tells you everything there you
ever wanted to know about the the islands, the people and how they
made their livings (508 pages worth with maps and pictures). My
wife and I vacation every year in coastal Maine and it holds a{
special value and meaning for us. {We found this book a real delight
and I think it will add greatly to your research. You might also
place your inquiry in the Maine notesfile on UCOUNT. Good Luck!
Frank
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| 491.5 | Fishing | 3D::GINGER | | Thu Feb 26 1987 18:10 | 6 |
| Try "Charlie York, Maine Coast Fisherman' published by International
Marine Publishing, Camden. Great life story of a fisherman, born
in 1892 or 1893.
Ron
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| 491.6 | | SWSNOD::RPGDOC | Dennis (the Menace) Ahern 223-5882 | Fri Mar 06 1987 16:45 | 8 |
| For information on the stone sloops used to transport quarried granite
along the New England coast, visit the Sandy Bay Historical Society
museum at the corner of King and Granite Streets Rockport,
Massachusetts.
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