Keywords: Mill Square
Item 21469
Sanford Mills, Main Office & Mill Number 4, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative
Item 77485
Warren Square, Hartland, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Hartland Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Hartland Media: Postcard
Exhibit
Shepard Cary: Lumberman, Legislator, Leader and Legend
Shepard Cary (1805-1866) was one of the leading -- and wealthiest -- residents of early Aroostook County. He was a lumberman, merchant, mill operator, and legislator.
Exhibit
History in Motion: The Era of the Electric Railways
Street railways, whether horse-drawn or electric, required the building of trestles and tracks. The new form of transportation aided industry, workers, vacationers, and other travelers.
Site Page
Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company
"Many of the women worked at the mill while still in their teens. Adeline Gallant recalled the mill closing so the women could go see the men leave to…"
Site Page
Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History
"In the late 19th century, as paper mills, textile mills, and shoe factories proliferated along the Androscoggin, additional waves of immigrants, in…"
