Maine Memory Network

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… dinners and Samuel Boardman and the men from his mill set up tables in the sheds by the railroad and served beanhole beans."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"… of the century Guilford had the railroad, woolen mills, a newspaper, and even a cinema. What the town needed was a library."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"The Stearns Lumber Company in East Hampden employed many Hampden men. From its modest beginnings in Brewer in 1836, the Stearns mill became one of…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… looking for a place to set up a saw mill and lumbering operation. Unfortunately for Bull, the area was disputed territory between the United States…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"In 1905, while searching for lumber, he found a holding ground for lumber up on the Aroostook River towards Washburn."

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"Bangor became the lumber capital of the world. boat pulling logs across Moosehead Lake X Logging started with the contractor- he selected the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The mill was powered by water from the dam across the Presque Isle Stream. Shingles, clapboards, and laths were shipped to the Boston market while…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… Indies, “trading largely in sugar, molasses and lumber principally.” He was the owner of the first ship, the schooner Dispatch, built in Hampden in…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"Mill Creek, Islesboro, ca. 1900Islesboro Historical Society MILL CREEK The small settlement of Mill Creek was located between Dark Harbor Village…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"In her letters to John when he was away at a lumber camp in winter, Ida describes daily challenges: the cow drying up, firewood stolen from the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… people benefited from labor opportunities in lumbering and agriculture. They produced ash tool handles, canoes and paddles, and the ash baskets for…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… having a small work force, and lack of lumber, sawmills and woodworking machinery, Islesboro never achieved the same success enjoyed by many…"

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