Cobscook Bay

Historical marker location:

Eastport, Maine

( Marker is on Maine Route 190, 0.1 miles east of Kendall's Head Road, on the right when traveling east.)

Downeast Fisheries Trail.

Maine was once a major shipbuilding center: In the 19th century, Maine was one of the world's leading shipbuilding centers, producing thousands of wooden ships that sailed around the world. Many of the old shipyards can still be seen along the coast today.