Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"… ran into the woods, and he slept in between two logs for the night. Eventually he safely made it back to his group's tents."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"Early 1600s ships' logs had accounts of fishing and fur trading along the coast. Fish, particularly cod, was abundant and a very profitable commodity…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"The following year, the log jam and flood mentioned above occurred, sending two and a half million feet of logs through the windows and inundating…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… settled in 1764 by Shubael Williams who built a log house next to Bounty Cove near the center of the island."

Patten Lumbermen's Museum

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"Mills built along the railroad made Strong the logging community it is today. Sometimes the trains used two engines to haul a big load of wood."

Norcross Heritage Trust

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Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"Mill X Other industries moved in as well, taking advantage of the great natural resources and bringing with it a growing workforce of French…"

East Grand School

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Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"From the logging industry to owning half the town, Lincoln would not be the same as it is today if Ira Fish had not come to Lincoln."

Early Maine Photography - Groups - Page 1 of 2

"Groups Log Cabin and Hard Cider Club, Portland, ca. 1850Maine Historical Society The Maine Historical Society Collection contains several…"

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

"The thundering logs swept everything before them until they reached the dam just below the bridge. At this point on the river were located the mills…"

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…"

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3

"… appeared there wouldn’t be enough water to drive logs. One night it rained all night and the wind blew very hard."

Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 1 of 3

"… Included in the next three pages: Fires Floods Log Drives Fires Text By: Jamie Libby and Chase Bouton Eighth Grade Students at Piscataquis…"

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"The building was constructed of logs and featured an open fireplace that was said to be used by the children to warm their corn cakes and potatoes…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"… populate the area, and they were housed in thirty log cabins constructed between the fort and Mill River, to the east."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… events were oxen pulling, barbeque, canoe races, log chopping contest, magic show, chalk talk, and street dance."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… northern Maine, Skowhegan became the hub for the logging industry. The Coburns purchased more than 400,000 acres of woodland cheaply from the state…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"Framed houses had replaced log cabins, the first framed house being built on High Street above Mill River."

Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"… Pictures Early ferries were flat and made of logs; the logs were placed side by side like a flat boat."

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"Even then, he still logged. Evidently, logging was a very big part of his life. Drawing of the Corro House, built by Jacob Stinchfield Drawn by…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… later, when carpenter William Roberts built a log cabin close to the beach. John Clement, a cooper, brought his family five years later."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"Once he left his large log store and farmhouse, it was torn down by the person who purchased it. Aaron died in New York years later."