Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"Sources: The Continental Paper Bag Company press, 1905 H. Schedler Photo Engraving, New York Kiesling Bros. Press, New York"

Lincoln, Maine - Eastern Manufacturing Company, Lincoln, ca. 1920 - Page 1 of 2

"Eastern Manufacturing Company, Lincoln, ca. 1920 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description The Lincoln paper mill was called…"

Lincoln, Maine - Solomon's Store

"If I have enough money, I will try to buy boots, too. I walk into the store on Main Street and the first person I see is Sam Solomon, the owner of…"

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"I must leave and hurry, for I, too, am to help stifle the blaze. (Later) The mill is dead, burned to the ground, at least mostly."

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"I live in Old Town, and the only way I can get to Lincoln from Old Town is by the steamboat. I am going to Lincoln to see Grandma and Grandpa because…"

Lincoln, Maine - Cars, Model T

"I am very thankful for the car because it has made life so much easier. Justice Jones "Using your new found knowledge of this topic, write a creative…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gateway Motors

"I had school, so I had to walk that day when I was in elementary school. Another connection I have with this building is every day after school I…"

Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

"Without the first jewelry store, maybe I wouldn’t have a necklace to wear everyday. Nathaniel Peters "How does this topic impact you? Your life? The…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Theater

"I would love it if we still had a movie theater in Lincoln. Instead of putting gas money in so we can go see one, we can use it for a movie and for…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"I think Ira was worried because not many people had moved west yet and many people had died while traveling west."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… 1915, became known as the Katahdin Pulp and Paper Company, part of Eastern Manufacturing Company of Brewer referred to as Eastern Corporation."

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

"Other companies processed and distributed milk, cream, and butter, and the surplus milk was used to make cheese."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"He re-enlisted January 1, 1864, and transferred to Company A. Sometimes soldiers thought that they would only be serving for six months, and most…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 2 of 7

"… of New England (granting land from King Charles I under a royal charter) to a vague, poorly defined area on both sides of the Kennebec River."

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 2 of 2

"The name is changed to the Katahdin Division of Eastern Manufacturing Company. The mill employs 250 people at this time."

Lincoln, Maine - Ariel G. Edwards, WW II soldier, Lincoln, 1943

"He served in the 3706th Quartermaster Truck Company stationed in England, France, and Germany. He was both a mail clerk and truck driver during his…"

Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1890

"The Lincoln Clothing Company was a department store, visible as the first full building on the left."

Lincoln, Maine - Pulp mill, Lincoln, 1915 - Page 1 of 2

"At this time the mill was owned by the Eastern Manufacturing Company. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"In February of that year the telephone company made Lincoln the toll center for this division. This division included the towns of Olamon, which only…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 1 of 3

"My other job I worked was as a dairy boy. I would go to work at four in the morning for the dairy farm."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… were also two mining companies, the Blue Hill Bay Company and the East Surry Company. Despite the town's many businesses however, a worldwide…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 2 of 2

"… that had been donated by Eastern Fine Paper Company in 1947. This move proved to be an invaluable step in the preservation of Lincoln’s history."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 2 of 3

"… though, so when we started off from the hospital I started coming this way (north) and when James saw the sign for Old Town he said, “This isn’t…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Lockheed 10A, Presque Isle, 1940

"… airfield became an Army Air Base during World War I. A U.S. Army Air Corp Douglas C-47 is in the background."