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Dyer Library/Saco Museum

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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 2 of 17

"Biddeford and Saco were luckier than other towns and cities due to having access to raw materials."

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

"Pandora University of Southern Maine Biddeford and Saco were up-and-coming areas when the Civil War struck."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 16 of 17

"Lee’s surrender. Like, April 3rd, Biddeford and Saco rejoiced in the streets as the news of Lee’s surrender spread like wildfire."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 9 of 17

"… served to support the industries of Biddeford and Saco, but many also opened their own small businesses."

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

"… of all of the major manufactures in Biddeford and Saco: the Saco-Lowell Shops, York (Bates) Manufacturing, and Pepperell (WestPoint) Manufacturing…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Cities of Smoke and Soot

"X The cities of Biddeford and Saco have long been a center for lumbering, textiles and shipbuilding."

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

"They also had their own wharf along the Saco River, known as Quarry Wharf or Andrews Wharf. From "Romance of Pepperell" (1921) X The textile…"

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

"… of Biddeford is when the Klan paraded through Saco and tried to come to Biddeford--the story goes that the Irish blocked the Bradbury Bridge and…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"… Library The village of Winter Harbor - west Saco was an increasingly dangerous place to live in the 17th and 18th centuries."

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

"Biddeford and Saco downtowns, ca.1887McArthur Public Library Andrews & Horigan Grocery Store, Biddeford, 1899McArthur Public Library While…"

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

"Veterans law services, Biddeford-Saco, 1864McArthur Public Library During the war years layoffs were common for mill workers, many of which were…"

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

"… Bay", raised at Biddeford and Pepperellborough (Saco). The company served as a patrol along the coast for the towns of Biddeford, Pepperellborough…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 2 of 2

"The Saco River was particularly effected. Man rowing during a flood, 1936Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Gannett Newspapers issued a…"

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

"… 1955McArthur Public Library Small, innovative businesses popped up and created opportunities although mostly away from the downtown area."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 2 of 3

"… and urbane, and the city's residents included business owners, doctors, lawyers, judges, druggists, opticians, superintendents, artisans and…"

Bridgton Historical Society

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Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"… of Massachusetts Bay, and by 1658, Kittery, York, Saco, Wells and Cape Porpoise (Kennebunkport) had all submitted to Massachusetts authority.[1] As…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"Benjamin Porter in Topsham, where they opened a store and lumber and shipbuilding business. Beginning in 1795, he became active in local politics…"

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

"… Railroads: Scarborough’s World Expands Portland, Saco & Portsmouth; Boston & Maine Before the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth Railroad began operations…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"Chase, Georgiana. Stratton's Islands of Saco Bay, An Interwoven History 1605-1993. Fort Bragg, CA: Mendocino Lithographers. Gold, Susan Dudley, ed."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"… would not fish any of the islands found at the Saco River entrance, for these were the grounds of Saco (Camp Ellis) fishermen."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 1 of 2

"His grandfather purchased lands near Saco in 1673 and his father married into land ownership in Maine. Both were councilors in the state."