Remembering Camden

by Dyer, Barbara F.

• ISBN13: 9781596293212
• ISBN10: 1596293217
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-15
• Publisher: History Pr

Summary

Tracing the town's history from its early days as a thriving shipbuilding center to its present status as a well-loved tourist destination, author and lifelong Camden resident Barbara F. Dyer offers a series of poignant and entertaining recollections of bygone days in old Camden and nearby Rockport. From Prohibition and the 1935 Waterfront Fire to Maine's notorious "Great Imposter," Dyer weaves a richly nostalgic record of Camden life prior to the tourism boom. Read "Remembering Camden" to discover the quirks, charms and forgotten lore of a storied coastal Maine community.

Table of Contents

Camden's Birth Certificate	p. 7
A True Love Story	p. 11
A Welcoming Arch	p. 13
Catching a Rumrunner	p. 17
"Remember the Maine-To Hell with Spain"	p. 21
Typhoid Mary	p. 25
"The Great One"	p. 29
Waterfront Fire	p. 33
The Boston Boat	p. 37
Oakland Park	p. 43
Camden Harbor	p. 47
The Great Imposter	p. 51
George W. Wells	p. 55
The Hole in the Donut	p. 59
Hello, Rockport, Maine	p. 63
Joe Seagull	p. 67
Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer	p. 71
Manufacturing in Camden for Vessels	p. 75
John B. Prescott, with Five Masts	p. 79
Mountain View Cemetery	p. 87
"Renascence"	p. 93
Mount Battie House	p. 95
The Four-Master Frederick Billings	p. 99
Norumbega	p. 105
Star Light, Star Bright	p. 109
New Friends Are Silver, but Old Friends Are Gold	p. 113
Peter Ott and Son, Peter Oat	p. 117
Unsolved Murders in Camden	p. 123
Vessel Building in Camden, Maine	p. 127
Walking Tour of Camden	p. 139
Ten Jewels of Camden	p. 153
About the Author	p. 159
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