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Site Pages
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A historic mill museum dedicated to creating exhibits that will educate the community and highlight mill history; as a research collection to assist the public in locating information on the mill's buildings, history and employees; and to ensure the story of Biddeford's economic and industrial revolution remains relevant and accessible to diverse audiences.
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Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill
"In 1871, James C. Emerson built a small sawmill on the site of where the spool mill was to be. The sawmill engaged in sawing lumber for various…"
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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5
"The building was built with bricks and had a slate roof. Slate was used a lot because of the slate quarry in Monson."
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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5
"BUILDINGS Scales Building Text by Michaela Salvucci and Brody Gourley Images from the Guilford Historical Society Scales Building X The John…"
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Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2
"The building was used as a roller rink for a period of time after the development of television, making movies less profitable."
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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."
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Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 2 of 2
"Mills & Paper Industry The Mill Through Time Lincoln Paper & Tissue, 2010 photo courtesy of Roger Stevens X The mill has manufactured…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2
"… Fish and 17 other men north to build dams for saw mills on Mattanawcook Stream. That winter, the men cut 5,000,000 board feet of lumber from the…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Pulp Mill, Penobscot River, 1902 - Page 1 of 2
"The paper mill came in 1910 and was built in front of the pulp mill. The trestle at right is still used by the railway today."
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Lincoln, Maine - New Tissue Mill, Lincoln, 1964 - Page 1 of 2
"New Tissue Mill, Lincoln, 1964 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description New tissue mill under construction in Lincoln in 1964…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Pulp and paper mill, Lincoln, 1945 - Page 1 of 2
"Pulp and paper mill, Lincoln, 1945 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description An aerial view of the pulp and paper mill in…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Pulp & Paper Mill, Lincoln, 1957 - Page 1 of 2
"Lincoln Pulp & Paper Mill, Lincoln, 1957 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description Recovery Boiler and pulp room under…"
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Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill
"The Cotton Mill closed and had to sell all of its machinery in 1890 and was replaced by the shoe industry."
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Historic Hallowell - Cotton Mill & Johnson Shoe Citations
"Cotton Mill & Johnson Shoe Citations Annual Reports. Hallowell: City Council of Hallowell, 1911. “books.google.com.” n.d. (accessed Mar."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Old Buildings
"Old Buildings Bonnie and Donnie Staples' house Minturn Schoolhouse The Tea Room Redmen's Hall Seaside Hall Andrew Smith Store…"
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Historic Hallowell - The Cotton Mill & The Johnson Shoe Company
"The Cotton Mill & The Johnson Shoe Company These days, there aren’t many major factories in our communities."
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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Mills and Homes in Stockholm
"… clothes pin mill, bowling pin mill, two lumber mills, cedar mill, shingle mill, and a lath mill (lath are thin strips of wood used as a foundation…"
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Weighing the big trout, Mill Site, 1891
"Weighing the big trout, Mill Site, 1891 Contributed by Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Description Camp on the "Mill Site" on a…"
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls
"… plans to build the booms and piers for the mill. Mr. H. J. Chisholm Dear Sir I was in Portland Tuesday and called at the office see you in regard…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce
"They were building ships and more mills to support expanding industries, and they were building new roads. And the mail finally arrived."
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Lincoln, Maine - Post Office, Lincoln, Built in 1856
"Plumly was interested in lumbering and owned the mills at Cold Stream (Hubbard's Mills). He was a Justice of the Peace, a Selectman, the Deputy…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Logging truck, Lincoln, ca. 1930
"The driver is Art Morgan and the helper by the back is Frank Sigue. The buildings in the background are at the location of the former Lake Mall area."
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"… was pride because not many small towns had mills, and with a mill the town will get more popularity and we may become a bigger town."
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Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2
"Drapers Mill & Edes Building, Guilford, ca. 1940Guilford Historical Society After World War Ⅱ, in 1947, Drapers Mill was founded by Fletcher Pride."