Maine Memory Network

J.G. Deering & Son Lumber Co., Biddeford, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Biddeford Media: Photoprint

Ruins of Deering and Son's Lumber Company, Biddeford, 1913

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1913 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

362-366 B and M Wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Rufus Deering Company Use: Lumber Storage

370-372 B and M Wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Rufus Deering Company Use: Lumber Storage

Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs

The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.

Making Paper, Making Maine

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.

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"… affectionately nicknamed “Camp Maine Central.” Lumber for the cabin was provided by Redington Lumber Company and there were exhibits of taxidermy…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"Starbird Lumber Co.Strong Historical Society Starbird Lumber Co. In 1887, 30-year-old Clinton V. Starbird purchased the Starbird mill in Freeman…"

Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler

How hunting has impacted my life

My career as a wildlife biologist
by Ron Joseph

Rural Maine provided the foundation of a rewarding career as a wildlife biologist.