Keywords: Builder's Supply
Item 29312
Kennebec Coal & Lumber Supply, Inc., Hallowell, ca. 1932
Contributed by: Joan Mosher Hague through Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1930 Location: Hallowell Media: Ink on paper
Item 29428
Hamilton Coal Company, Hallowell, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1880 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print
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Britain was especially interested in occupying Maine during the Colonial era to take advantage of the timber resources. The tall, straight, old growth white pines were perfect for ships' masts to help supply the growing Royal Navy.
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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.
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding
"While there are references to early shipyards and builders, records are nonexistent. By the time Thomaston was incorporated in 1777, several…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825
"As lumber supplies there were depleted, several individuals relocated their shipyards downriver to Thomaston, which became the more active of the two…"
