Contributed by Yarmouth Historical Society
Description
The Forest Paper Company mill on the Royal River in Yarmouth was built in 1872 after a fire burned the original mill at the site, the Yarmouth Paper Co.
The mill, which produced world-class soda pulp for making paper, closed in 1923. The mill had expanded to 10 buildings by then. In 1931, the mill buildings burned.
About This Item
- Title: Forest Paper Company, Yarmouth, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Location: Third Falls, Yarmouth, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 12 cm x 20 cm
- Local Code: 1995.71.53
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Forest Paper Company (Yarmouth, Me.)
- Lumber industry--Maine--Yarmouth
- Pulp mills--Maine--Yarmouth
- Paper industry--Maine--Yarmouth
- Sawmills--Maine--Yarmouth
Other Keywords
- Black Ash
- boiler
- business
- cart
- chimney
- Elm Street
- forest
- machine
- mills
- office
- paper
- poplar
- pulp
- Royal River
- snow
- soda
- soot
- tracks
- trains
- trestles
- wood
For more information about this item, contact:
Yarmouth Historical Society118 East Elm St., PO Box 107, Yarmouth, ME 04096
(207) 846-6259
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