Maine Memory Network

Cover, 'Confession of George Hamilton,' 1852, 1852

Contributed by: Kent State University Special Collections and Archives through Maine Historical Society Date: 1852 Location: Saco Media: Ink on paper

Biddeford, Saco and the Textile Industry

The largest textile factory in the country reached seven stories up on the banks of the Saco River in 1825, ushering in more than a century of making cloth in Biddeford and Saco. Along with the industry came larger populations and commercial, retail, social, and cultural growth.