Keywords: Eastern's closure
Item 75490
Life after Eastern, Brewer, ca. 2004
Contributed by: Maine Folklife Center, Univ. of Maine Date: 2004 Location: Brewer Media: Compact disc
Item 75472
Sensing Eastern's closure was coming, Brewer, 2006
Contributed by: Maine Folklife Center, Univ. of Maine Date: 2004 Location: Brewer Media: Compact disc
Exhibit
The paper mill on the Penobscot River in South Brewer, which became known as Eastern Fine Paper Co., began as a sawmill in 1884 and grew over the years as an important part of the economy of the region and a large presence in the landscape. Its closing in 2005 affected more than the men and women who lost their jobs.
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.
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 2 of 2
"The closure of these two mills left over 1,150 out of work. June 24, 1968: The people of Lincoln rallied together and independently raised $350,000…"
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit
"… suffered another major blow in 1968 with the closure of the Eastern Fine Paper and Pulp Division of Standard Packaging Corporation."
