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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"Print. Bangor Lumber Company lumbermen with horses, ca. 1910Bangor Public Library Lumber schooners on the Penobscot River at Bangor, ca."

Lincoln, Maine - Eastern Manufacturing Company, Lincoln, ca. 1920 - Page 1 of 2

"Eastern Manufacturing Company, Lincoln, ca. 1920 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description The Lincoln paper mill was called…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"Sources: The Continental Paper Bag Company press, 1905 H. Schedler Photo Engraving, New York Kiesling Bros. Press, New York"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"Starbird Lumber Co.Strong Historical Society Starbird Lumber Co. In 1887, 30-year-old Clinton V. Starbird purchased the Starbird mill in Freeman…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"… Lumber for the cabin was provided by Redington Lumber Company and there were exhibits of taxidermy, hunting and fishing gear from all over the…"

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"… promised that, in tribute to John MacGregor, the company shall remain the John MacGregor Company. Forever we will remember that amazing man who…"

Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"Steamboats were also used to carry items like lumber. They played a large role in the Lincoln economy by bringing food, tools,and clothes that were…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"… working for a man named Ira Fish in 1826 in the lumbering business. Ira ended up selling Jacob land where he built a house in the mid-1830s."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"Merrill Lumber, of Turner, loaded with empty shipping boxes for Forster’s Toothpick Mill, crashed through the deck of the bridge to the riverbank…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"He operated a grist mill and lumber mill. Elias's home was built across from the Veterans’ Monument. He was a livestock broker."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"was another such enterprise. Guilford Lumber Company Mill, ca. 1900Guilford Historical Society Guilford Lumber Company became Guilford…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Cheese Factory

"… farmers named the factory the Sandy River Cheese Company. The cost of purchasing the land and building the factory was $1,656.00."

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

"He re-enlisted January 1, 1864, and transferred to Company A. Sometimes soldiers thought that they would only be serving for six months, and most…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"… Joshua Lawrence Chamberlin, Federal Publishing Company, 1908, reprint 2003 Remembering Franklin County, Luann Yetter, The History Press, 2009…"

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

"Other companies processed and distributed milk, cream, and butter, and the surplus milk was used to make cheese."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"The Strong Water Company was created by an act of the Legislature on March 15, 1899. A corporation of seven townspeople was formed to construct and…"

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

"… William Hitchcock commanded the first military company in the area. Starting in 1822, horseback riders delivered mail to Farmington, Strong…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"… Bell and owned by the Forster Manufacturing Company. Tourists on their way to or from the Rangeley Lakes often stopped at the hotel (which…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"He served in Company L of the First Cavalry. Edmund was wounded on August 20, 1862. He was then captured on June 24,1864, at St."

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

"When the Somerset Telephone Company offered dial telephone service to the twelve exchanges in Somerset and Franklin counties in 1959, the era of…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 2 of 2

"The name is changed to the Katahdin Division of Eastern Manufacturing Company. The mill employs 250 people at this time."

Lincoln, Maine - Ariel G. Edwards, WW II soldier, Lincoln, 1943

"He served in the 3706th Quartermaster Truck Company stationed in England, France, and Germany. He was both a mail clerk and truck driver during his…"

Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1890

"The Lincoln Clothing Company was a department store, visible as the first full building on the left."

Lincoln, Maine - Pulp mill, Lincoln, 1915 - Page 1 of 2

"At this time the mill was owned by the Eastern Manufacturing Company. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."