Keywords: Laconia division
Item 35398
Laconia Mills, Biddeford, 1875
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1875 Location: Biddeford Media: Ink on paper, lithograph
Item 104158
Laconia Manufacturing Company office, Biddeford, ca. 2012
Contributed by: Biddeford Mills Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Biddeford Media: Digital photograph
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.
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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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"A handmade arch over the walkway to the former Laconia Mill Building #3, which--now home to shops, cafes, and residences-- reads, "Resurgam", Latin…"
