Keywords: Horne River
Item 18744
John Morison powder horn, Saint John Valley, ca. 1825
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1825 Media: Horn
Item 110988
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1820 Media: Ink on paper
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
The boundaries of Maine are the product of international conflict, economic competition, political fights, and contested development. The boundaries are expressions of human values; people determined the shape of Maine.
Site Page
"There was no set schedule, but there was a horn on each side so the operator could hear it if he was on the opposite side of the river."
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies
"They stayed for five years and invented the car horn. After the O’Brien Electrophone Company moved out, the Johnson Shoe Factory moved in and took…"
Story
My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne
Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima
