40-527: The Security Trust Building is a historic commercial building at Museum and Main Streets in downtown Rockland, Maine , United States. Built in 1912, it is a high-quality local example of Colonial Revival architecture, designed by Boston architect R. Clipston Sturgis . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. The former Security Trust Building is located in downtown Rockland, at
80-469: A marine railway , five sail lofts and two boatbuilders . Other industries included three grain mills , two foundries , three carriage factories, six lumber mills, two machine shops , three cooperies , one tannery , four granite and marble works, two boot and shoe factories, and four printing offices. Fishing was also important. Fleets of Friendship Sloops sailed between the harbor and fishing grounds across Penobscot Bay . The opening of
120-802: A celebration held annually in honor of the town's primary export: lobster. In the first week of August, thousands of people come from all over the world to participate in this five-day event. Rockland also is home to the Center for Maine Contemporary Art, designed by internationally recognized architect Toshiko Mori, and the Farnsworth Art Museum , a world-famous art museum containing paintings by Andrew Wyeth and other well-known New England artists. Rockland's main street also features numerous small shops and businesses including coffee shops, book stores, art supply stores, restaurants, organic markets, computer repair and toy stores. Penobscot Bay, which Rockland borders,
160-516: A federal permit must be certified to meet state standards, then expanded in 1972 to require projects to meet a host of federal standards. The law is now known as the Clean Water Act of 1972 . On June 28, 1966, the State of Maine's Commissioner of Sea and Shore Fisheries, Ronald W. Green, ordered closure of the shellfish beds in the waters of Searsport and Stockton Springs, in upper Penobscot Bay, "due to
200-510: A male householder with no wife present, and 49.1% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.73. The median age in the city was 43.5 years. 18.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.8% were from 25 to 44; 28.5% were from 45 to 64; and 19.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of
240-451: A marble cornice. The main facade faces Main Street, and is three bays wide. The center bay has the building entrance, flanked by engaged Ionic columns, and topped by an entablature and gabled pediment. The flanking windows are set in rounded-arch openings above marble panes. Similar windows line the facade facing Museum Street. The interior includes a decorative frieze depicting the coinage of
280-578: A portion of his lobsters in the Penobscot Bay region, where this fishery had just been started. The quantity of lobsters carried by him that year was 40,000.... Lobsters were so abundant at the Muscle Ridges, at this period, that four men could fully supply Captain Oakes with lobsters every trip. In the course of ten days each man would obtain between 1,200 and 1,500 marketable lobsters. In Captain Oakes' opinion,
320-422: A shift in its economy away from the fishery and toward a service center city. It has also seen a substantial increase in tourism and the downtown has transformed into one of unique shops, boutiques, fine dining and art galleries. Rockland is the commercial center of the midcoast Maine region, with many historic inns, a coffee roaster, a food co-op, a community radio station WRFR-LP , the Farnsworth Art Museum and
360-474: A significant commercial scale. A United States Fish Commission report "The Lobster Fishery of Maine" in the 1899 Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission, Vol. 19, Pages 241-265 details some of these early ventures, as these excerpts reveal: In 1847 Captain Oakes purchased the smack Josephine, with which he began running to Johnson & Young's establishment, at Boston, in 1848, buying
400-554: A total area of 15.07 square miles (39.03 km ), of which 12.84 square miles (33.26 km ) is land and 2.23 square miles (5.78 km ) is water. Rockland is located on Penobscot Bay and the Gulf of Maine , part of the Atlantic Ocean . About ten miles to the east are the islands of North Haven and Vinalhaven , reached by ferry from Rockland. Rockland is crossed by U.S. 1 and 1A, and state routes 17 , 73 and 90 . It borders
440-478: A trip in 7 to 9 days. This traffic continued for six or seven years. In 1879, Captain Davis bought from 15 men In the same locality, and at times was obliged to buy also of others in order to make up a load. The fishery at North Haven began in 1848, but did not increase so rapidly at first as in sections farther west, as the smacks would only take the medium-sized lobsters, fearing that the largest would not be able to stand
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#1732869930349480-476: Is a popular tourist destination. It is a departure point for the Maine State Ferry Service to the islands of Penobscot Bay : Vinalhaven , North Haven and Matinicus. Abenaki Indigenous People called it Catawamteak, meaning "great landing place." In 1767, John Lermond and his two brothers from Warren built a camp to produce oak staves and pine lumber . Thereafter known as Lermond's Cove, it
520-643: Is known internationally as one of the best recreational sailing grounds in the world. The city's breakwater, built in the 19th century, also draws tourists. U.S. Route 1 passes through the county from the west and to the north. Maine State Route 17 goes north from the town, and Maine State Route 73 goes from the town, to the peninsula to the south. The Maine State Ferry Service operates three ferry routes out of Rockland Ferry Terminal . There are multiple departures per day to Vinalhaven and North Haven , while ferries to Matinicus depart less regularly. Intercity buses operated by Concord Coach Lines also stop at
560-696: The Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA). Rockland was named a Coast Guard City in March 2008, in recognition of the long-standing and special relationship that the city and its residents have with the United States Coast Guard . On March 13, 2017, the Rockland City Council approved a resolve to support community diversity . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has
600-551: The Knox and Lincoln Railroad in 1871 brought an influx of tourists. Inns and hotels were established to accommodate them, with the grandest being The Bay Point Hotel in 1889. With a commanding view near the breakwater , the resort offered every luxury and amusement. Renamed The Samoset Hotel in 1902, it was successful until the Great Depression , which began a slow decline. In the age of automobiles, travelers were no longer restricted to
640-647: The Wabanaki Confederacy , the Penobscot Indian Nation's present reservation includes Indian Island , north of Orono, Maine , and all the islands of Penobscot River above it. Ancient remains of their campsites dating back millennia have been found on the bay's shores and islands. The bay was the site of a humiliating American defeat during the Revolutionary War . In 1779 a Continental Navy flotilla consisting of 19 warships and 25 support vessels
680-463: The American fleet fled, beaching and burning their ships in the face of a superior British force. All 44 ships were either destroyed or captured, in what proved to be America's worst naval defeat until Pearl Harbor , 162 years later. There are many islands in this bay and on them are some of the country's most well-known summer colonies . Historic Water Pollution Management . Penobscot Bay has been
720-845: The Canadian Maritimes. In the final months, service diminished to one daily except Sunday trip in each direction, until finally discontinuing on April 4, 1959. From 2003 to 2015, the Maine Eastern Railroad offered seasonal excursion service to Rockland, Maine which connected to Amtrak 's Downeaster at Brunswick. In October 2017, the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority announced plans to extend one weekend Downeaster round trip to Rockland between Memorial Day and Labor Day beginning in 2018. Intermediate stops would be made at Bath, Wiscasset, and Newcastle. As part of preparation, Amtrak, along with
760-457: The Muscle Ridges have furnished the most extensive lobster fishery of the Maine coast. He ran to this locality until 1874. Capt. S. S. Davis, of South Saint George, states that about 1864, when he first began buying lobsters at the Muscle Ridges, three men, tending 40 to 50 pots each, caught all the count lobsters he could carry to market in his smack. He could load 5,000 lobsters at a time, and averaged
800-505: The Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, Maine Department of Transportation and the Central Maine and & Quebec Railroad , made a test run of a train on August 14. Penobscot Bay Penobscot Bay ( French : Baie de Penobscot ) is an inlet of the Gulf of Maine and Atlantic Ocean in south central Maine , a stretch known as Midcoast Maine , in a broader Atlantic region known as Down East . The bay originates from
840-489: The Penobscot River and Upper Penobscot Bay" . The investigation found that the sewage from eleven towns and effluents of thirteen businesses and one university facility were the chief sources of the pollution. According to the report,"substantial economic injury results from the inability to market shellfish or shellfish products in interstate commerce because of pollution caused by sewage and industrial wastes discharged to
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#1732869930349880-598: The Penobscot River and upper Penobscot Bay area and action of state authorities." The WPCA noted that "accordingly the pollution of these navigable waters is subject to abatement under procedures described in Section 10 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act , as amended" The WPCA report recommended specific water quality requirements for these pollution dischargers, and concluded if the identified pollution sources improved their waste treatment practices,
920-403: The average family size was 2.78. In the city, the population was spread out, with 21.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 19.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.1 males. The median income for a household in the city
960-570: The city was 46.5% male and 53.5% female. As of the census of 2000, there were 7,609 people, 3,434 households, and 1,943 families living in the city. The population density was 589.2 inhabitants per square mile (227.5/km ). There were 3,752 housing units at an average density of 290.5 per square mile (112.2/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 97.90% White , 0.25% African American , 0.24% Native American , 0.57% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.11% from other races , and 0.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.57% of
1000-445: The city was 95.8% White , 0.6% African American , 0.4% Native American , 0.7% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 0.2% from other races , and 2.2% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.3% of the population. There were 3,423 households, of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.2% were married couples living together, 12.6% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had
1040-578: The ferry terminal, with service to Boston , Portland , Brunswick , Bangor , and other nearby towns. Until 1958, the Rockland was the terminus for Maine Central Railroad passenger trains from Portland , along the Rockland Branch from Brunswick . The Maine Central Railroad ran three trains a day on the days besides Sunday and fewer trains on Sunday. In Portland's Union Station , these trains made connections to trains to Boston, New York City, Bangor and
1080-472: The limits of train service, but were free to explore elsewhere. Closed in 1969, the Victorian hotel burned in 1972. A new Samoset Resort opened in 1974. In 1915, the new super-dreadnought USS Nevada (BB-36) conducted tests and completed her running trials just off the shore from Rockland. Today, Rockland is an officially designated micropolitan area . Since the early 1990s, Rockland has seen
1120-529: The mineral to various ports in the country. In March 1877, the Granite Cutters' International Union was formed in Rockland. It was one of the earliest craft unions in the United States and formed among the region's growing granite industry. By 1886, shipbuilding was surpassed by the lime business, which had twelve manufacturers employing 1,000 workers. Nevertheless, Rockland had three or more shipyards ,
1160-532: The mouth of Maine's Penobscot River , downriver from Belfast . Penobscot Bay has many working waterfronts including Rockland , Rockport , and Stonington , and Belfast. Penobscot Bay is between Muscongus Bay and Blue Hill Bay , just west of Acadia National Park . At the beginning of the Holocene epoch 11,000 years ago, the Gulf of Maine's sea level fell as low as 180 feet (55 m) below its present height. Penobscot Bay
1200-437: The northwest corner of Main and Museum Streets, just north of the Farnsworth Art Museum . It is a rectangular single-story masonry structure, built out of brick with marble trim. It has a flat roof (now with a restaurant terrace on it, surrounded by a metal railing), and is set on a granite foundation faced in marble. The building corners have brick quoining, which rise to an entablature with bands of brick and marble, including
1240-404: The period. The building was constructed in 1911-12 to a design by Boston architect R. Clipston Sturgis. It is a high-quality example of an early 20th-century modestly scaled bank building with Colonial Revival styling. Rockland, Maine Rockland is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Maine , United States. As of the 2020 census , the town population was 6,936. The city
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1280-711: The polluted condition of the water." The US Department of the Interior 's Water Pollution Control Administration and the US Public Health Service then conducted a joint investigation of the lower Penobscot River and upper Penobscot Bay "to determine the sources of this pollution, the direction of travel of this pollution and the degree of economic injury involved." In February 1967, the Water Pollution Control Administration (WPCA) published its findings as "Report on Pollution - Navigable Waters of
1320-409: The population. There were 3,434 households, out of which 25.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.4% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.4% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.15 and
1360-549: The receiving waters for sewage waste and industrial waste discharges from bay and river towns since the 19th century. Discharge treatment was primarily dilution until the mid 20th century when the federal government began requiring communities and businesses of all states to meet water pollution control standards. Beginning with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 , where states were requested to evolve and enforce their own standards, federal water pollution regulation evolved in 1970 to require that any project requiring
1400-493: The towns of Owls Head to the southeast, Thomaston to the southwest, Warren to the northwest, and Rockport to the northeast. The coldest month is January and the warmest month is July. Per the census of 2010, there were 7,297 people, 3,423 households, and 1,744 families living in the city. The population density was 568.3 inhabitants per square mile (219.4/km ). There were 3,925 housing units at an average density of 305.7 per square mile (118.0/km ). The racial makeup of
1440-427: The waters of the upper Penobscot Bay communities of Northport , Searsport , Stockton Springs , Penobscot, Castine , Islesboro and Belfast would again be available for commercial and recreational fishing, swimming, pleasure boating, industrial processing and cooling water, wildlife and navigation. Early Commercial Lobstering: 1840s to 1870s . Penobscot Bay was one of the first Maine lobster grounds exploited on
1480-468: Was $ 30,209, and the median income for a family was $ 37,083. Males had a median income of $ 27,212 versus $ 20,708 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 16,659. About 10.4% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 22.2% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over. Voter registration Rockland is home to the Maine Lobster Festival,
1520-502: Was dispatched on July 24 to recapture the mid-coast of Maine from the British who had captured part of the territory and constructed fortifications near the bay, naming the newly captured territory New Ireland . The American besiegers became stalled in their assaults due to dissension between Solomon Lovell and Dudley Saltonstall , two of the expedition's commanders, and after a British flotilla led by George Collier arrived on August 13,
1560-526: Was first settled about 1769. When in 1777 Thomaston was incorporated, Lermond's Cove became a district called Shore village. On July 28, 1848, it was set off as the town of East Thomaston. Renamed Rockland in 1850, it was chartered as a city in 1854. Rockland developed rapidly because of shipbuilding and lime production. In 1854 alone, the city built eleven ships , three barks , six brigs and four schooners . The city had twelve lime quarries and 125 lime kilns , with upwards of 300 vessels to transport
1600-465: Was then a continuation of Penobscot River that meandered through a broad lowland extending past present day Matinicus Island . Penobscot Bay and its chief tributary , the Penobscot River, are named for the Penobscot Indian Nation , which has continuously inhabited the area for more than ten thousand years, fishing, hunting and shellfish gathering in and around the bay and river. A part of
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