Maine Memory Network

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

"The factory was successful and ultimately employed thousands of people. By 1959 Snow’s had become part of the Borden Corporation."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"A boot and shoe factory, a brick mill, a sawmill and a clothespin factory opened, and other businesses that followed also flourished because people…"

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"… were abandoned as people went to find work in factories in cities across the country. The farmers who did stay in Maine were able to make the best…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"Stowell and his three spool factories in Dixfield and a half-dozen or more in surrounding towns. Dixfield attracted the best talent in the legal…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Brown & Co. constructed first sardine factory on Water Street 1882 • The Passamaquoddy Ferry Co. founded for the purpose of running a steam ferry…"

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

"Merrill Bros. label X Canneries A canning factory was established by Merrill Brothers at Cumberland Junction in 1881."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… blacksmith, a shoemaker, a tanning yard, a woolen factory, at least four mills, two shipyards, a schoolhouse, and a church."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… 80 years.Farmington Historical Society Lowell’s Store, a general store was located in West Farmington."

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

"The 1850 Maine Register lists five pogey factories for rendering fish oil in town. Toward the end of the nineteenth century the in-shore fisheries…"

Rumford Area Historical Society

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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."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… whistle, standard aural alarm of the era from factories to locomotives. Dual Steam WhistlesWest Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association By 1887…"

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

"… the Story of Blue Hill Clam Packing Factory and Steamboat Wharf, South Blue Hill, ca. 1900Blue Hill Historical Society A Tight-Knit…"

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

"… mills, law offices, retail stores, and a woolen factory. The railroad arrived in 1871 creating opportunities for business to expand."

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

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

Otisfield Historical Society

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Acadian Archives

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… were low; a person could make as much money in a factory as in a classroom after years of education."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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