Keywords: Mill Cove
Item 98690
Schooner 'Freeman,' Mill Cove in Boothbay Harbor, ca. 1937
Contributed by: Boothbay Region Historical Society Date: circa 1937 Location: Rockland; Boothbay Harbor; Halifax Media: Glass Negative
Item 100884
Long Cove, Westport Island, ca. 1908
Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: circa 1908 Location: Westport Island Media: Postcard
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Washington County Through Eastern's Eye
Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.
Site Page
Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century
"… plus it housed a carding mill, tannery, stave mill, shingle mill, corn and barley gristmills. At the same time, many East Surry men, along with…"
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Surry by the Bay - History of Surry
"Settlement Contention Cove, Surry, 1936Surry Historical Society Legend has it this spirit was alive and well early in the 17th century, when…"
