Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"They used a lot of white birch wood from the local area and they used different machines that upgraded and changed over time."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… buildings were constructed almost exclusively of wood and were often built close together. When one building caught fire, others generally became…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"… is more land and there is a river so that the wood could float down to the mill. Conclusion: My guess was wrong."

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"… room to grow, to build their own house with the wood from the forest, and to have extra farming land. They chose Lincoln for all of those reasons."

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"… houses from hand and they would have to cut the wood by hand. Weatherbee Hardware helped with supplies to build houses for people."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 74-138

"Jerome Aroostook War Cobb Dancing School Ezekiel Hopkins Hopkins house illustration John Shey Farming Locofoco System of Free Trade Tyler Wasgatt…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"Bangor and Aroostook Railroad • Text By: Spencer Martell and Paul Martin • Eight Grade Students at Piscataquis Community Middle School • Images from…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"With the exception of Aroostook County, Maine’s remaining farmers survived by practicing a subsistence strategy that included diverse crop and…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The so called Aroostook War was avoided, however, when Gen. Winfield Scott, President Van Buren's emissary, convinced Governor Fairfield to resolve…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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