Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"The sawmill engaged in sawing lumber for various reasons, one being sawing white birch for spool bars."

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"… be, enough to run the three saws in the two saw mills for five years. In the beginning, all the lumber was used in Lincoln for homes, barns…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"He saw the potential of a commercial venture when he viewed the power and grandeur of the Rumford Falls."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… to build the first grist mill, the first saw mills and develop the water power that flows out of Lake Webb, down Webb River, and enters at its…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"Grist and saw mills on the Upper Falls, Rumford, ca. 1895Greater Rumford Area Historical Society The township of New Pennacook was created as the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 6 of 17

"They saw the opportunity for making fast cash off the high bidders. This further drove the two towns into financial crisis."

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"This saw mill remained in operation until before World War II. Over the years it produced lumber, barrel staves, and fish boxes."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 1 of 3

"Spring built bridges connecting the Island to Biddeford and Pepperellborough 1795-8. Captain Bradbury built a fulling mill on Spring's Island for the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"Then when he came back to built houses and saw mills that is when he stayed in Patten and built the nicest house there and lived on Fish Lane."

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 - Other Early Hospitals

"… in their homes or in “maternity hospitals.” She saw this as a perfect opportunity. The same idea came to Margaret Workman."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… plus it housed a carding mill, tannery, stave mill, shingle mill, corn and barley gristmills. At the same time, many East Surry men, along with…"

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."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"… TraskPeru Historical Society Over the years he saw 21 physicians who dealt with all kinds of specialties."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island

"… Higgins Saw Mill, Somesville, 1890 Higgins Saw Mill which is believed to have been located in Somesville.Southwest Harbor Public Library In the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 4 of 17

"Andrews Quarry saw great success in 1886 when James Andrews and Sons began a contract for the New York Harlem Bridge and a bridge in Philadelphia to…"

Ambajejus Boom House

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Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… Company Following a variety of small, one man saw mills, one of the first manufacturers utilizing forest products on a large scale was Guilford…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"The grist mill proved a great convenience for nearby settlers, who otherwise had to carry their grain several miles down-river to Fort Pownal to have…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"They lived on the east side of the river and saw no need to cross the river. Their taxes would increase and they would never use the bridge."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"Mr. Mountford built a new saw and grist mill and increased the water power by improving the dam. There was a carding mill operated by Mr."

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"Then the logs were de-barked. After that, the head-saw broke the logs into cants, unfinished logs to be further processed."

Historic Hallowell - The Cyclone of 1895

"B.F. Choate, of the quarry road said that he saw a mysterious dark cloud but failed to report anything about it."

Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"His family never saw him in any of his military uniforms, even on his wedding day, because he wanted to keep his military career separate from his…"