Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"His next was to establish the Umbagog Pulp Company at Livermore Falls. This, however, did not satisfy his vision of high quality papers that would be…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"The Walter Blake Insurance Company building was changed to Cornier’s Market, then Worthen’s Market, and is currently Rite Aid."

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 2 of 2

"In 1991, they added a new addition which was over $8 million dollars. That was just offices. M.L. Hussey Woolen Company Mill, Guilford…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"With the construction of the Oxford Paper Company in the planning stages, he could see that there would be a shortage of housing."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… the economic possibilities of the Oxford Paper Company bringing jobs to the area, he purchased a large tract of land that became known as…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls

"I think the Sulfite Company will have to put in a coffer but the Paper Company ought to be out of the way the proper operation it seems to me."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"The lumber company would cut trees into smooth slabs and send them to stores. The company built a boarding house, a store, twelve houses on Red Row…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"French & Elliott Company, Masonic Hall, Odd Fellows Hall, Guilford, 1916Guilford Historical Society Meeting at the Guilford Odd Fellows Hall…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"He successfully raised a company of citizens from the Sutton area who also were interested in this enterprise."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"… boom due to the construction of the Oxford Paper Company across the Androscoggin River in Rumford. Thus began a period of great growth and…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"After, Piscataquis Woolen Company built the mill and the store was moved by the office of Straw and Martin at the mouth of Mill Street."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"French & Elliott Company, Masonic Hall, Odd Fellows Hall, Guilford, 1916Guilford Historical Society They had built it as a meeting place and had a…"

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

"Hussey Woolen Company. With water rushing over the dam, logs were hurled directly through the windows of the lower floors of both mills."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… contributing to the community, and enjoying the company of their peers. In the early 1920s Ridlonville played host to a chapter of the Ku Klux…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"… in the sale of portions of the Albermarle Paper Company, a portion of Ethyl holdings. Ethyl continued to be run by the Gottwald Family."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… were also two mining companies, the Blue Hill Bay Company and the East Surry Company. Despite the town's many businesses however, a worldwide…"

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

"Prides Manufacturing Company is located at 169 Water Street in Guilford. Prides owned a saw mill that covered approximately 2,000 square feet."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… the factory known first as Berst Foster, Dixfield Company, later known as the Diamond Match branch of Diamond National."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… sold for a dollar to house a new transportation company which brought excise tax dollars and jobs; a fitness center opened; library usage increased…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"The office of the Guilford Water Company was on the second floor. On July 3, 1939, The Community Theatre in Guilford presented the movies "Charlie…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"… Guilford Historical Society French & Elliott Company, Masonic Hall, Odd Fellows Hall, Guilford, 1916Guilford Historical Society The old…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"A stick of lumber fell from the saw horses as Haley was walking by and struck him with great force. It hit the ground hard enough that Dr. E.M."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"The Stockholm Lumber Company was operated by Charles and Carl Milliken (later a Governor of Maine). The company also built a large boarding house, a…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Mills and Homes in Stockholm

"… were 16 duplex houses built by the Stockholm Lumber Company around 1900 where mill workers lived. Also by the railroad there were six more homes."