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Historical Items

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Item 27515

Corn Can Label, Farmington, ca. 1885

Contributed by: Farmington Historical Society Date: circa 1885 Location: Farmington Media: Ink on paper

Item 99371

H.F. Webb Corn Shop interior, Leeds, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Leeds Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Leeds Media: Photographic print

Item 23424

Poland sweet corn can label, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Poland Media: Ink on paper

Online Exhibits

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Maine Sweets: Confections and Confectioners

From chocolate to taffy, Mainers are inventive with our sweet treats. In addition to feeding our sweet tooth, it's also an economic driver for the state.

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Canning: A Maine Industry

Maine's corn canning industry, as illuminated by the career of George S. Jewett, prospered between 1850 and 1950.

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Blueberries to Potatoes: Farming in Maine

Not part of the American "farm belt," Maine nonetheless has been known over the years for a few agricultural items, especially blueberries, sweet corn, potatoes, apples, chickens and dairy products.

Site Pages

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"Corn and apples were sent across the country. In April, 1871, a group of farmers organized the Sandy River Cheese Company, the first in the state."

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Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"Sweet corn from Maine was popular all across the nation.   Our interview with a former farmer Today farmers continue the challenge to survive."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… a high sugar content, thus the name of “sweet corn.” (More about Farmington's Corn Canning Industry.) Challenges Burnham and Morrill Canning…"