Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"… drive the steam engines of each paper machine, dry the paper, cook the pulp, and heat the buildings found a need for a new and modern steam plant."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… Boston, was authorized to build the first grist mill, the first saw mills and develop the water power that flows out of Lake Webb, down Webb River…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… one of the beef critters, and hung the flax to dry. Shortly afterward a fire broke out, apparently something near the flax causing the fire, and…"

Historic Hallowell - The Boston Flint Company

"This would form into sandpaper. Sandpaper Mill Glue, Hallowell, 1873Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner This process was…"

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

"After the boards were dried, they entered the mill and ran through a moulder. From the moulder, which is a machine that shapes wood with cutters like…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"… Dixfield became known by its quantity of apples dried annually, led by Cyrus and Warren Severy and the inventions of Nathaniel Thomas."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… plus it housed a carding mill, tannery, stave mill, shingle mill, corn and barley gristmills. At the same time, many East Surry men, along with…"

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

"Hodson Postmaster S.S. Locklin Dry Goods & Groceries S. Lake Stoves, Dry Goods & Groceries T. & B. Emery Boots & Shoe Mfg."

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"When the stream wasn’t dried up, factories used a series of pipes to generate power. The way this worked was water behind a dam went into a pipe and…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"In 1840 another Hampden mill, the Norton Paper Mill, began operation using machinery to make paper on a continuous roll."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"They also sold large dried codfish, which customers would take home to hang in their cellars. In January, 1866, the store burned, but a portion was…"

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"The furs are hung and dried, then sent to Bangor where they tan the pelts. Mrs. Lewis, a woman who owns the little store down the street, is bidding…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"In 1840 another Hampden mill, the Norton Paper Mill, began operation using machinery to make paper on a continuous roll."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"Lumber Mill at the Mill Pond, Somesville, ca. 1905 At Somesville, the presence of flowing water meant that mills, such as this lumber mill, could be…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… the Surry citizens whose community was as tinder dry as Mount Desert Island. Fortunately Surry had no major problems, but the citizens who had been…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"… hose house had high towers for hanging hose to dry and a large stove to heat. Upstairs in the house there was a room for the meetings to be held…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… they encouraged Swan’s Island’s status as a "dry island" even after Maine repealed statewide prohibition in 1856."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"The mill put in an elevator so that grains could be loaded directly into the rail car. (More about the railroad arriving in Farmington.) During the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"… of Bacon and give out Potatoes – Onions and Dried Apple instead. I wish you could see some of the Bacon it is such green stuff."

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

"… winter, Ida describes daily challenges: the cow drying up, firewood stolen from the porch, taking the cat into bed to keep warm on a cold winter’s…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"The casks that contained dried fish, peas and other staples were cracked open and the water caused much of the food to spoil."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"… fact that the subject matter was more or less a dry repetition of material covered in the lower grades."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… to Portland could take two days via a circuitous dry-land route. Because of Scarborough’s unique geography consisting of marsh and rivers, it was…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"The mills dried themselves off and were going full tilt once again, a $20 million state-of-the-art yarn manufacturing facility was planned by…"