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Old Berwick Historical Society

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825

"… 1795, settling on Mill River as a tanner and shoemaker, then branching out into several businesses."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"… clothiers, four tailors, six dressmakers and one shoemaker. There was a photographer’s shop, a restaurant and meals being served in the various…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"Keith, whose father, Josiah, was a tanner and shoemaker from Bridgewater, MA, planted trees and built pine-planking sidewalks along the streets."

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Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"… 1964, new machinery was installed, which made shoemaking faster and easier.  As a result, there were 300 people employed."

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"It had a small store, a blacksmith, a shoemaker, a tanning yard, a woolen factory, at least four mills, two shipyards, a schoolhouse, and a church."