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Historical Items

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Item 9691

Great Falls of the Androscoggin River, Lewiston, ca. 1975

Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1975 Location: Lewiston Media: Phototransparency

Item 6558

North Bridge over the Androscoggin River, Lewiston, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Androscoggin Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Item 5553

New Lisbon Falls School, 1956

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1956 Location: Lisbon Falls Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 150690

Alterations in Baptist Church at Livermore Falls, Livermore Falls, 1902

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1902 Location: Livermore Falls Client: Livermore Falls Baptist Church Architect: Coombs and Gibbs Architects

Item 150689

Alterations in the bank of the Livermore Falls Trust and Banking Co., Livermore Falls, 1928- 1947

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1928–1947 Location: Livermore Falls Client: Livermore Falls Trust and Banking Company Architect: Harrry S. Coombs
This record contains 6 images.

Item 150832

Building for Mr. I.G. Sharaf & Alterations in the Bank of the Livermore Falls Trust and Banking Co., Livermore Falls, 1899-1928

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1899–1928 Location: Livermore Falls Clients: I. G. Sharaf; Livermore Falls Trust Company Architect: Harry S. Coombs; Coombs, Gibbs, and Wilkinson Architects
This record contains 7 images.

Online Exhibits

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Jay & Livermore Falls, Pioneers in Paper Making

Alvin Record and Hugh J. Chisholm were instrumental in building paper mills in Jay, Livermore, and Livermore Falls. The two industrialists helped make the towns prosperous.

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The Swinging Bridge: Walking Across the Androscoggin

Built in 1892 to entice workers at the Cabot Manufacturing Corporation in Brunswick to move to newly built housing in Topsham, the Androscoggin Pedestrian "Swinging" Bridge or Le Petit Pont quickly became important to many people traveling between the two communities.

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Powering Pejepscot Paper Co.

In 1893, F.C. Whitehouse of Topsham, who owned paper mills in Topsham and Lisbon Falls, began construction of a third mill on the eastern banks of the Androscoggin River five miles north of Topsham. First, he had to build a dam to harness the river's power.

Site Pages

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Lisbon Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls

"… of the deteriorating piers can still be seen the Androscoggin river, above the High Bridge, in the Virginia Area of Rumford."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 4 of 4

"… “Pennacook Falls”, tells the story of our great Androscoggin, without which there would be no Rumford: PENNACOOK FALLS Rumford Falls Maine…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

I'm fortunate to live in Livermore Falls
by Kenny Jacques

I've seen a lot of changes in Livermore Falls, and hope we will reinvent again soon.

Story

My 41 year career in Maine paper mills
by Mike Luciano

Generations of paper workers, families, immigrants, jobs in the mill, labor strikes, and changes

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Canadian immigrant founds worlds largest paper company in 1898
by Hugh J. Chisholm

Hugh J. Chisholm founded International Paper, which was the world's largest paper company in 1898.