Keywords: Lumber exports
Item 29330
Lumber piled on town wharf, Blue Hill, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Blue Hill Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Blue Hill Media: Photographic print
Item 78684
Lumber Mill at the Mill Pond, Somesville, ca. 1905
Contributed by: Mount Desert Island Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Mount Desert Media: Photographic print
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The Life and Legacy of the George Tate Family
Captain George Tate, mast agent for the King of England from 1751 to the Revolutionary War, and his descendants helped shape the development of Portland (first known as Falmouth) through activities such as commerce, shipping, and real estate.
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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.
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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World
"Lumber exportation provided Bangor with an influx in population, caused by the many incoming laborers and their families."
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Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3
"Barker Lumber and Box Co. was another such enterprise. Guilford Lumber Company Mill, ca. 1900Guilford Historical Society Guilford Lumber…"
Story
Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler
How hunting has impacted my life
