Keywords: Laconia Division, Pepperell Mills
Item 35398
Laconia Mills, Biddeford, 1875
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1875 Location: Biddeford Media: Ink on paper, lithograph
Item 35394
Power canal spillway of the Laconia (Pepperell) Mills, Biddeford, 1912
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1912 Location: Biddeford; Saco Media: Photographic print
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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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"They were later bought by Pepperell Manufacturing Company by 1900 and became Laconia Division of the Pepperell Mills."
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"The Pepperell and Laconia Mills continued to grow and expand, especially overseas. Pepperell Mills boarding houses, Biddeford, ca."
