Maine Memory Network

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…"

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

"The mill could not compete with the growing number of mills in the state. 1893: New owners N.M. Jones and James B."

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…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"Both Stephens and Rumford High School had a number of successful basketball teams prior to the 1970’s, but it was the consistency of excellence over…"

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

"First Two Machines at Oxford Mill, Rumford, ca. 1901Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Production at the new mill began on November 9, 1901…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"3.Author’s recollection 4.See note 1 above. 5.Frank Hodgdon, “The Way It Was,” American Journal, 8 November 1995."

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

"In addition, the mill's No. 11 coated paper machine was shutdown in November 1998. It was restarted in early 1999 and permanently shut down on…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"Tremendous numbers of workers were needed for the textile mills, and Biddeford began to experience an intense level of immigration, first of Irish…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… bleached Kraft mill on the site of the current mill; and, in 1958, the mill switched from manufacturing sulphite pulp to Kraft pulp (a more…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… the specific name of a person instead of the line number. This sometimes would get very confusing for the operators."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… a devout following of Seven Day Adventist and a number of Christian Scientists. Around 1900 summer church services were held in an outdoor grove on…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jeremy Nelson

"… had their last child, Jere, who made the total number of kids 12. That’s a lot of children! In 1833, Jeremy was elected as a town trustee."

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

"… at the Andersonville National Cemetery in grave number 10421. The Strong Grand Army of the Republic Post was named after him."

Bangor Public Library

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… (who fashioned the iron fittings), 1 rigger, 1 caulker, and 1 sail manufacturer. Shipyard workers, like sailors of the time, were fueled by a daily…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Flour produced by his grist mill helped provide a more varied diet for area residents. In 1832 a canal connecting Johnson Bay and South Bay was dug…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"… families in their Room; for the accommodation of Numbers that want Land, and to carry on the Fishery, Humbly request your Excellency and Honours…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"It was impressive that the average number of books out per day open was 125 most years we looked at."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"John Elliott built a mill on Lemon Stream at the Great Works in the West Village in 1803, taking advantage of the abundant forests."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"There is no information recorded saying the number of people injured or the homes destroyed and damaged."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… ship built in Lubec – Charles Sears 1879 • Number of active weirs down to 31 • 74 smokehouses remain in Lubec – many idle or little used Lubec…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… of land on which he built a grist mill and saw mill, plotted half acre lots and planned streets as the foundation for the settlement of Fairbanks…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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