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

"… & Horigan Grocery Store, Biddeford, 1899McArthur Public Library While most immigrants were drawn to the area to work in the huge textile mills…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Our Partners

"… Society Luke Sorenson–Librarian Rumford Public Library Donna Towle–Dixfield Historical Society Cindy Tucker–Buckfield Historical Society Thomas…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 3 of 3

"John R. Andrews, Biddeford, ca. 1861McArthur Public Library CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ABOUT BIDDEFORD DURING THE CIVIL WAR (1861-65) Because of the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 1 of 2

"1915McArthur Public Library Biddeford's coastal location and partially navigable river meant that it was noticed quite early by Europeans."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 4 of 4

"… and Photo Portraits by Mark Silber, Rumford Public Library and Rumford Historical Society, Rumford, ME., 2000; Historic Rumford Falls, Illustrated…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Cities of Smoke and Soot

"… Aftermath of Harmon's Corner Fire, 1911McArthur Public Library Headline about the fire which consumed Biddeford's City Building on December 31…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 7 of 17

"… Laconia Mills, Biddeford, 1875McArthur Public Library The Pepperell Mill in Biddeford was the life blood for the small city during the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 3 of 17

"… on the Saco River, Biddeford-Saco, 1908McArthur Public Library The ice harvesting flourished during the 1870s and 1880s."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 1 of 17

"… Biddeford and Saco downtowns, ca.1887McArthur Public Library By Paige S. Pandora University of Southern Maine Biddeford and Saco were…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 8 of 17

"1894McArthur Public Library As more businesses and industries were using the local water ways advantageously, nearly 17 sawmills were erected in…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 17 of 17

"… Civil War Veterans of Biddeford, 1916McArthur Public Library Reality dawned on the citizens of Biddeford and Saco as soldiers returned home."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 3 of 3

"… of Biddeford High School Olympian, 1924McArthur Public Library During the first decades of the 20th century output was high in terms of people and…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 2 of 2

"1910McArthur Public Library The earliest settlers lived almost entirely in the area immediately near the mouth of the river and on the large hill…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Adelaide Pearson

"Through her support for the Library, employment opportunities at the Pottery, free art classes and other activities, she was a seminal figure in…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"1915McArthur Public Library Throughout Maine during these years most of the large manufactures either moved to the South or where floated along…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Timeline of Events

"… photography training for team at Scarborough Public Library Students adjust lighting before photographing an artifact from the Scarborough…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 2 of 2

"He believed in healthy living and provided a free public skating rink to be maintained by him. Individual donations to the Library; to mill workers…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maine Community Heritage Project

"… between local schools, historical societies, and public libraries through the exploration and celebration of local history."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"Rumford Public Library, Rumford, ca. 1948Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Expanded educational opportunities were available from the Rumford…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"… between local schools, historical societies, and public libraries through the exploration and celebration of local history."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES

"Biddeford, Me.: McArthur Public Library, 1994. (N, M, S) Yorke, Dane. The men and times of Pepperell: an account of the first hundred years of the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 2 of 3

"1855McArthur Public Library The Perkins shipyard opened in the 1820s, and by the 1840's it would be one of the most important shipyards in the state."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"Drew's Mill, Biddeford, 1909McArthur Public Library Lumber and other goods from the interior came down the river where they were readied for sale…"

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

"1910McArthur Public Library Biddeford is full of granite ledge, and one family in particular profited greatly from the bounty."