Keywords: Samuel Pelletier
Item 16403
Bridge Street, Springvale, ca. 1913
Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1913 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative
Item 9776
Pelletier's Store on Bridge Street, Springvale, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Sanford Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
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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.
