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Information found in old city directories,
Eastport City Hall records, Machias Town
Hall records.
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CORY CRITCHLEY
S.B.Hume & Son was est. in 1835
at Central Wharf, Water St.  
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
1882
Passamaquoddy Ferry Co.
was founded by Julius Wolff,
Patrick Gillise and
Bion M. Pike
1875 Wolff & Reessing
established the
Eagle Preserved
Fish Co.
Feb. 17, 1876 Julius Wolff,
of Wolff & Reessing,
NY importers,
produced the first canned
sardines in Eastport.
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.
E.A.Holmes Packing Co ., was est. in
1880 at
Holmes Wharf, Water St.
1885          1900        1975
Pic 4
1888
Eastport Bottling Co. was est. on
Sea Street.
1892
L.D.Clark & Son
Sardine Factory
Sea 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.
C.R.Stickney & Co. was
est. in
1900, at Bass Wharf
wholesale dealers, live & boiled
lobsters, clams, scallops, fresh, salt,
smoked and pickled fish.  
1904
Lyons Bros. Est. Estuis Head

M.C.Holmes Canning Co.
Est. South End
1923
B.H.Wilson purchased the former
Joseph Farris factory
C.R.Stickney & Co. was est. in 1908, at
Bass Wharf - Water St
also operated a
sardine packing factory under
the firm name of  
N.E.Canning Co.est. in 1908

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
Counter
On The Waterfront
History, Facts, and Photo's of the Working Waterfront  from Eastport's Past
Healey's Garage

Wilbur Theater

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