Maine Memory Network

Frank Faulkner, Turner Woolen Mill, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Turner Museum and Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Turner Media: Photographic print

Linn Woolen Mill, 1908

Contributed by: Hartland Historical Society Date: 1908 Location: Hartland Media: Postcard

Madison Woolen Mill Co. buildings, Madison, 1885

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1885 Location: Madison Client: Madison Woolen Co. Architect: George M. Coombs

Store House for Cowen Woolen Co., Lewiston, 1908

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1908 Location: Lewiston Client: Cowen Woolen Co. Architect: Coombs and Gibbs Architects

Princeton: Woods and Water Built This Town

Princeton benefited from its location on a river -- the St. Croix -- that was useful for transportation of people and lumber and for powering mills as well as on its proximity to forests.

A Tour of Sanford in 1900

This collection of images portrays many buildings in Sanford and Springvale. The images were taken around the turn of the twentieth century.

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… were saw mills, law offices, retail stores, and a woolen factory. The railroad arrived in 1871 creating opportunities for business to expand."

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"Labor intensive saw mills, woolen mills, and wood related businesses, along with hydroelectric facilities, took their place along the flowing…"