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Item 51340

Sgt. James Sanborn drawing, Virginia, 1863

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1863 Media: Pencil on paper

Item 15811

James A. MacLauchlan, New Brunswick, ca. 1840

Contributed by: Kings Landing Historical Settlement Date: circa 1840 Media: Oil paint on canvas

Item 16707

James H. Bland's Store, Sanford, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative

Online Exhibits

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Ice harvesting, Kennebec River, ca. 1900

Student Exhibit: Ice Harvesting

Ice Harvesting was a big industry on the Kennebec River. Several million tons of ice could be harvested in a few weeks. In 1886 the Kennebec River topped the million ton on ice production.

Exhibit

Ice: A Maine Commodity

Maine's frozen rivers and lakes provided an economic opportunity. The state shipped thousands of tons of ice to ports along the East Coast and to the West Indies that workers had cut and packed in sawdust for shipment or later use.

Exhibit

Pepperell Manufacturing fire insurance map, 1929

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.

Site Pages

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"James Buswell was first to arrive in 1769. Others soon followed so that by 1771 twelve families had settled in a village area they called Conduskeag."

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Bangor from the east bank of the Penobscot River, ca. 1905

Life on a Tidal River - About Us

"Doughty School Karen Novak, Social Studies, James F. Doughty School Volunteers We would particularly like to thank local historian and volunteer Dick…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Site Resources

"Print. Vickery, James B. Made in Bangor: economic emergence and adaptation, 1834-1911. Bangor, Me.: Bangor Historical Society & Museum, 1984. Print."