U.S. Navy Coaling Station, East Lamoine (pop.place) Lamoine Hancock County,ME

Coaling is the process of loading coal onto coal-fuelled ships. In 1902 the U.S. Navy opened a coaling station on the shore of Frenchman Bay at East Lamoine, Maine. "The site consists of about 60 acres, and cost, including two frame houses, $24,650. It has a water front of 2,425 feet and is admirably situated in every respect for a coaling station. At the point where the pier will be erected a depth of 30 feet is found within 100 feet of low-water mark. There is ample room off the station for an entire fleet to anchor in a well-protected harbor with good holding ground. The site is being fenced and graded and bids nave been asked for the construction of a steel pier, steel house capable of storing 10,000 tons of coal, and the necessary conveying appliances for rapidly handling the same." The preceding attributed to a 1900 Report of the Secretary of the Navy to the House of Representatives, 56th Congress, 2nd session, Document #3 ([dlsoucy]. "East Lamoine Coaling Station" at Maine History News (https://touringmaineshistory.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/east-lamoine-coaling-station/ : accessed 02 March 2025).By 1912, when changing technology made coal-burning warships obsolete, the facility had ceased operations. The state of Maine acquired the property in 1949 and developed Lamoine State Park there during the 1950s. A barn from the U.S. Navy occupation remains in 2024.