Maine Memory Network

Robert McArthur, Biddeford, 1861

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1861 Location: Springfield, MA; Biddeford Media: Carte de visite

Oriental Powder Mills promotional booklet, ca. 1872

Contributed by: Windham Historical Society Date: circa 1872 Location: Windham; Gorham Media: Ink on paper

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6-7 Union Wharf (1/2 interest), Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Clinton L. Baxter and Agents Use: Grain Mill

McArthur House, Portland, 1912-1913

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1912–1913 Location: Portland Client: Robert McArthur Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

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

Making Paper, Making Maine

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.

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.

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"It would take 8 years to complete all the transactions, and allow Chisholm to pursue his construction and manufacturing plans for creating a paper…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… Pettengill of Rumford Center, as his business agent to procure the riparian rights along the Androscoggin River above and below the Rumford Falls."

An enjoyable conference, Portland 2021
by John C. Decker, Danville, Pennsylvania

Some snippets from a 4-day conference by transportation historians in Portland, September 7-11, 2021