Keywords: Log Raft
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"… the logs that were supposed to be made into rafts to go to other mills. There were about 300-400 men who worked there."
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3
"… were mainly boards and ropes fashioned to make a raft, or they could be boats, large or small, which could carry men and provisions from one shore…"
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Historic Hallowell - Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company
"These men made up rafts of logs for the several owners by laying them crosswise of the raft, driving oak pins into the opposite ends of every sixth…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2
"Ten rafts were hooked together with one man on each end to control them. Sometimes, shingles and short lumber were put on top of the rafts."
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Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook
"Captured logs and buildings on rafts belong to the Hallowell Steam and Boom Company. The Hallowell Cotton Mill can be seen in the background."
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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World
"Finally, the lumberman sawed the logs into lumber for shipment. Companies from around the world came to Bangor for the huge amount of revenue waiting…"
