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Sea Stories in Stone

Simply put, Sea Stories in Stone are photographic essays of coastal Maine grave markers, each with a maritime symbol or message, accompanied by the true sea story behind the stone.

24 Gravestones and their Stories Await You!

Explore these stories in chronological order, as presented at the Maine Maritime Museum July 28th, 2004, or select individual stories from the coastal Maine towns and cemeteries listed below.


Bath - Maple Grove

William Dawes (1798-1854)
Isaac Weston Linch (1823-1853)
Alfred Litchfield (1835-1873)
Henry Rush (1844-1874)
Thomas Winslow (1821-1901)(*)

Bath - Oak Grove

George Brookings (1820-1898)
Mary Drummond (1819-1861)
Reuben Mooers (1812-1877)
George T. Richardson (1834-1875)

Brunswick - Pine Grove

Elijah and Rhoda Batchelder (d. 1861)
Jacob Johnson Jun. (1819-1852)

Dresden - Rte. 128

Gardner Gray (1823-1861)

Harpswell - Bailey's Island cemetery

Hiram Sinnett (1826-1860)

Harpswell - Old Burying Ground

Algier Curtis (1815-1875)(*)
Mariam (Allen) Johnson (1811-1877)
William Reed (1788-1817)(*)

Freeport - Mast Landing cemetery

Clement P. Dennison (1848-1864)
James Randall (1818-1846)

Freeport - Wood Lawn

George B. Dillingham (1815-1847)

Topsham - Riverview

Alvah Jameson (1809-1850)
Philena Morrell (1802-1851)

Portland - Eastern cemtery

George Henry Carter (1805-1823)
Benjamin Fenley (1826-1854)(*)

Woolwich - Riverside

James Trott (1824-1888)
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