Maine Memory Network

Bangor lumber mill workers, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1905 Location: Bangor Media: Postcard

Bangor Lumber Company lumbermen, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1910 Location: Bangor Media: Postcard

Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

Princeton: Woods and Water Built This Town

Princeton benefited from its location on a river -- the St. Croix -- that was useful for transportation of people and lumber and for powering mills as well as on its proximity to forests.

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"Towards the end, the Penobscot and Kenduskeag Rivers were polluted, which greatly affected the wildlife and environment. The lumber that had seemed…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Lumber along waterfront, Bangor, ca. 1860Bangor Historical Society The settlement of a long-standing boundary dispute between the United States and…"