Keywords: York Mills
Item 11242
Walnut high chest, attributed to John Bradbury, Sr., York, ca. 1740
Contributed by: Old York Historical Society Date: circa 1740 Location: York Media: Walnut with pine secondary
Item 23827
A view of the York Mills in Saco, ca. 1908
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1908 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print
Item 151740
Miss Lena McArthur house, Biddeford, 1922-1925
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1922–1925 Location: Biddeford Client: Lena G. McArthur Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
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.
Exhibit
This collection of images portrays many buildings in Sanford and Springvale. The images were taken around the turn of the twentieth century.
Site Page
A historic mill museum dedicated to creating exhibits that will educate the community and highlight mill history; as a research collection to assist the public in locating information on the mill's buildings, history and employees; and to ensure the story of Biddeford's economic and industrial revolution remains relevant and accessible to diverse audiences.
Site Page
"Saco Water Power Company of York Manufacturing, built the Laconia Mills on the Biddeford side of the river in 1844, then started Pepperell…"
Story
Don Bisson - Living his convictions
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center Voices of Biddeford project
Returning after a career in New York City, Don has dedicated his life to addressing food insecurity.
Story
My career working at Pepperell Mills in the Vellux Division
by David Bishop
My 35 years working in the Vellux blanket division of Pepperell Mills, Biddeford.
