Maine Memory Network

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"The depression saw the closing of many of the mills and businesses and a steady decline in population."

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"Labor intensive saw mills, woolen mills, and wood related businesses, along with hydroelectric facilities, took their place along the flowing…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry on the Bombahook Citations

"… "saw mill." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 03 May 2011."

Stockholm Historical Society

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Patten Lumbermen's Museum

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Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… which could be harnessed for power to run saw mills, shingle mills, grist mills, or anything else that needed more power than could be supplied by…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"Higgins Saw Mill, Somesville, 1890Southwest Harbor Public Library By statehood in 1820 islanders were thriving."

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

"“Endeavor” was the name they gave to the first saw mill. As the early historian R.G.F. Candage said they were: "desirous of forming a new community…"

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

"Mr. Elliott was not the only person with ideas of sawing, and many others took advantage of the local lumber, with all three villages housing mills."

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"The saw mill would make the logs in different shapes and sizes, so they could sell the logs to citizens who were in need of lumber."

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"… are depicted in an ambrotype of a large saw mill in Monmouth and a tintype of a tannery in East Bradford."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… island.” She grew up in the Harbor village, and saw the daily stream of people gather at the steamboat wharf to collect the mail, visit the shops…"

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

"The grist mill had the first right to the power and John. B. Franklin, Bartlett and Hiram Plummer bought the rest of the power. Charles H."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… Island Historical Society This period also saw a change in the nature of "summer people" on the island."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"… was frozen then you could cut the ice with saws, drag it out of the pond and up and onto the platform and shove it on to the wagon."

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"The choppers used crosscut saws and backsaws. The logs were then peeled and sent off for storage. As soon as the ice thawed, the men would bring the…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"… was frozen then you could cut the ice with saws, drag it out of the pond and up and onto the platform and shove it on to the wagon."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… acres 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…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… near which it was necessary to anchor, as we saw before us a great many rocks which are uncovered at low tide..."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… instead were some great lessons in life as he saw first hand what it was like to deal with men who were not honest or ethical."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… after the American Revolution, the cutting, sawing and transporting of enormous amounts of both pine and spruce boards began."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"Finally, the lumberman sawed the logs into lumber for shipment. Companies from around the world came to Bangor for the huge amount of revenue waiting…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 4 of 4

"Hall saw them in use to “break up” the salt and fish in the brining tanks. Van Riper’s photograph of the Brining Room shows one ready to use."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… the privations of the first settlers: “….they saw what everyone else has seen who has visited this town, the charm of its situation, its sparkling…"