| On The Waterfront |
| History, Facts, and Photo's of the Working Waterfront from Eastport's Past |
| This site is a work in progress. This information was found in old city directories, Eastport City Hall records, Machias Town Hall records. Photos, thanks to Eastport Quoddy Tides, Todd House, Border Historical Society, Robert Sullivan, Helen Archer & Chris Brown. If you would like to share any info or old photo's PLEASE contact CORY CRITCHLEY |
| 1923 B.H.Wilson purchased the former Joseph Farris factory |
American Can Co - Sea St International Steamship Co - Sea St 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 Passamaquoddy Ferry Co. - Sea St Frank Neals Fish Factory - Sea St L D Clark's Fish Factory Sea St. 1 - 2 - 3 B.H.Wilson Fish Packing Co. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 Grady's Fish Factory (1890's) Holmes Fish Factory |
| 1904 Lyons Bros. Est. Estuis Head M.C.Holmes Canning Co. Est. South End |
| 1892 L.D.Clark & Son Sardine Factory Sea St. |
| Healey's Garage Wilbur Theater Wilbur Theater Information Pictures shared by Chris Brown |
| 1875 Wolff & Reessing established the Eagle Preserved Fish Co. |
| B.F.Milliken & Son, was est. in 1854, at Milliken's Wharf Water St. |
| 1 Sea St-W H Kemp 2 Vacant Lot 3 Vacant 4 John Crowley 5 J.D.Young 6 Shaw's Granite Works 7 International SS 8 William Cassidy 9 John Smith 10 Banks Barber Shop 11 Mrs Savage 12 Frank Malloch 13 FS & CA Paine 15 G.M. Huston |
| S.B.Hume & Son was est. in 1835 at Central Wharf, Water St. |
| 1901 The ferry "Eastport", operated by the Passamaquoddy Ferry Co. was one of the vessels that carried passengers between Eastport, N.Lubec, Lubec and Campobello Island. The "Eastport" was built in Dennysville in 1901 by Lyman Pushee and operated as a ferry until 1924. |
| 1888 Eastport Bottling Co. was est. on Sea Street. |
| 1882 Passamaquoddy Ferry Co. was founded by Julius Wolff, Patrick Gillise and Bion M. Pike |
| C.R.Stickney & Co. was est. in 1900, at Bass Wharf wholesale dealers, live & boiled lobsters, clams, scallops, fresh, salt, smoked and pickled fish. Also operated a sardine packing factory under the firm name of N.E.Canning Co.est. in 1908 |
| 1898 Todd's Head Packing Co. owned by Joseph Farris sold for $15,000.00 to R.J.Kellick of The Continental Co. Factory later became Atlantic Canning Co. In 1900 the Seacoast Packing Co took over factories and gave them numbers instead of names. |
| Feb. 17, 1876 Julius Wolff, of Wolff & Reessing, NY importers, produced the first canned sardines in Eastport. |
