Keywords: Brewer Free High School
Item 14089
Contributed by: Brewer Public Library Date: 1889-06-10 Location: Brewer Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.
Exhibit
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.
Site Page
Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Carolyn Stone
"She attended Brewer High School, graduating from there in 1894. She went on to further her education at the Farmington State Normal School, where she…"
Site Page
Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion
"From its modest beginnings in Brewer in 1836, the Stearns mill became one of the largest mills on the Hampden, Brewer, Orrington section of the…"
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
