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Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"The Cotton Mill made jeans, sheeting, coat lining, and prints. At its height in 1866, there were two hundred people working at the mill at one time."

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Historic Hallowell - Cotton Mill & Johnson Shoe Citations

"Cotton Mill & Johnson Shoe Citations Annual Reports. Hallowell: City Council of Hallowell, 1911. “books.google.com.” n.d. (accessed Mar."

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Historic Hallowell - The Cotton Mill & The Johnson Shoe Company

"The Cotton Mill & The Johnson Shoe Company These days, there aren’t many major factories in our communities."

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

"Even when cotton manufacturing became scarce, they worked on army tents, wagon covers, heavy drills, and jeans for military use."

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

"… shut down their mills and sold off their cotton. They saw the opportunity for making fast cash off the high bidders."

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Old Berwick Historical Society

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1920-1930 - Page 1 of 3

"… is a lavender and white striped sailor-collared cotton dress, probably worn by Mrs. Adeline (Bond) Rines or one of her sisters."

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 1 of 3

"… nylon, were reserved for the war effort leaving cotton, rayon with some wool for the home market. Clothing was not rationed as it was in Britain…"

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

"The Laconia Mills sold off much of their stock of cotton to European interests for high profits early in the war, but later ran out of stock for…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 2 of 17

"… known for ice harvesting, granite cutting, and cotton textile manufacturing. Businesses that supported the war did well and were able to hire more…"

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Historic Hallowell - Transportation

"Once the ship was at the dock, the cotton was brought up to the mill by horse and wagon. When the cotton was shipped out, they were brought to other…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 1 of 3

"About 1866 a man named Joseph Hobson was the leading operator, owning mills on Spring Island on such a scale that he was known as "the lumber king"…"

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Historic Hallowell - Industrial Technology

"… Alex Guiou, Sydney Perry & Maggie Pomerleau Cotton Mill, Academy Street, Hallowell, ca. 1890Hubbard Free Library Hallowell schools, energy in…"

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Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"In 1903, the Cotton Mill was sold to Kennebec Realty Company. The Cotton Mill moved out of the building in 1903 when it was sold to the Kennebec…"

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Iron Foundry

"… had a blacksmith shop located on site with the Cotton Mill. Even though they had a blacksmith on site, they needed additional parts."

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Historic Hallowell - Industry and Immigrants-A Changing Community

"The Cotton Mill, built in 1844 as the Hallowell Cotton Factory, initially relied on ships to carry cotton to its looms and coal to its steam plant…"

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Historic Hallowell - The Cyclone of 1895

"The wind propelled 8 inch square cotton mill roof timbers into nearby buildings. The other half happily awaited the end of this horrible storm."

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Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"The woodworking shop milled lumber and produced cut lumber and moldings for carpenters and cabinetmakers, and also produced wood-block patterns for…"

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1870-1890 - Page 1 of 4

"1870-1890 Haskell Silk Mill, Westbrook, ca. 1874Walker Memorial Library After the Civil War, sewing machines reached the professional…"

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Historic Hallowell - Communication

"Communication Hallowell Cotton Mill, Academy Street, ca. 1885Hubbard Free Library According to Sumner Webber, local historian, “People in the…"

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Historic Hallowell - Child Labor

"The mill employed young children and had to meet Hallowell School Board standards at its mill-run school."

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Historic Clothing Collection - Early Twentieth Century

"… electrification of Bates Manufacturing Company mills, Mrs. Scrimgeour was well positioned to enjoy a sophisticated social life, and afford fine…"

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Historic Hallowell - Timeline of Cyclone

"… was a morning watchman on the top level of the cotton mill. As he started working, he heard an ominous ripping noise which lifted the roof right…"

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Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… square foot modern facility for sterilization of cotton tipped applicators was erected, centralizing all the medical production."