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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Burnham Morrill Corn Factory, Farmington, ca. 1930

"Burnham Morrill Corn Factory, Farmington, ca. 1930 Contributed by Farmington Historical Society Description Postcard of the Burnham…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Corn Canning Industry

"Maine was ranked third in the country in corn packing, behind Illinois and New York. The season lasted a mere three weeks."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"Burnham Morrill Corn Factory, Farmington, ca. 1930 Farmington Historical Society Several crops were bountiful, including beans and corn and were a…"

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."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell's First Dwelling

"They planted corn and rye upon the burnt land. Before the snows of the following winter fell, these energetic first settlers had hewn timber…"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"It was a place where they could fish, plant corn, and harvest corn on their return from the ocean. Before the first dam on the island, there were two…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"E.S. Dingley Corn Huskers The corn season lasted only three weeks. One-third of the employees were women.Farmington Historical Society Canning The…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"After 1873 Burnham & Morrill moved to Jones Creek at Pine Point. Clams were shipped to the factory from all over the east coast."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"… wagon & carriage builder and a businessman in the Corn Canning Industry. All of the boys in the family had that same tendency to the creative and…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"… and his son Horatio Herrick operated a second corn canning factory in the late 1890s that provided seasonal employment for many of the town’s young…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… operation by buying equipment from a defunct corn cannery. The original brand name was Ossipee, but Snow soon began using his family name."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village

"Later this building was used as a corn shop. West Village John Mitchell's FarmhouseNew Portland Historical Society There was a novelty mill in…"

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

"… this time and during the summer were busy raising corn and wheat and helping with the building of cabins."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"Herrick and his son Horatio operated a corn canning factory that provided seasonal employment for many local young people."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"… were sawmills, the first built in 1803, salt factories, shoe factories, carding mills, blacksmith shops, and ice houses."

Otisfield Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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