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Old York Historical Society

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"… in Biddeford and Saco: the Saco-Lowell Shops, York (Bates) Manufacturing, and Pepperell (WestPoint) Manufacturing, would follow a similar pattern."

McArthur Public Library

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 2 of 2

"VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) First Universalist Church, Biddeford, 1955McArthur Public Library Small, innovative…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 4 of 17

"… Andrews and Sons began a contract for the New York Harlem Bridge and a bridge in Philadelphia to provide 25,000 yards of stone to New York and 600…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"Roses and buckshot. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1946. (A) Folsom, George. History of Saco and Biddeford, with notices of other early settlements…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"… but was followed by the incredibly successful York Manufacturing Company, whose main owner was Charles Bradbury of Boston."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"… products were sold in Boston, Providence and New York City. Drew's Mill, Biddeford, 1909McArthur Public Library Lumber and other goods from…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"It was the largest city in York County, and one of the largest cities in Maine. In the streets people spoke mostly English and French, but you could…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"… southern part of the Saco River in Cumberland and York Counties. Purse with fabric woven by Mali Agat, ca."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 5 of 17

"Saco Water Power Company of York Manufacturing, built the Laconia Mills on the Biddeford side of the river in 1844, then started Pepperell…"

Dyer Library/Saco Museum

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Old Berwick Historical Society

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Seashore Trolley Museum

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Kings Landing Historical Settlement

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Artists and Inventors of Biddeford

"… and technology, the folks in Biddeford have found new and striking ways to express themselves. Shaw & Clark Sewing Machine, Biddeford, ca."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - EXHIBITS

"EXHIBITS NEW! THE CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION ERAS AS EXPERIENCED IN BIDDEFORD AND SACO A fresh look into a tumultuous era for the people of…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - A word of thanks

"… Hudson Museum-University of Maine University of New England And of course, the amazing staff at the Maine Community Heritage Project and the Maine…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 6 of 17

"… & Saco Report on cotton for prison, New Orleans, 1862Maine Historical Society Raw cotton was imported from the Southern States then…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - EXPLORE the history of Biddeford, Maine...

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 2 of 3

"… upheaval (1900-1955) Construction of the new Bradbury Bridge, Biddeford, 1921McArthur Public Library By 1910 Biddeford was the 4th largest…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The MCHP Experience: In Our Own Words

"… love of history, to work with local colleagues in new ways, and most of all to let students explore the history of their town."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"… and arguments crossed from the Old World into the New with vicious alacrity. Native peoples would be drawn in to these battles by both sides…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - ABOUT US

"ABOUT US Biddeford High School - B.H.S. Project ASPIRE At Biddeford High School, our shared vision is that all students will graduate with the…"