Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls

"The booms were used to channel the logs (keeping them together) down the river to the mills. The spikes anchored the logs or timbers together in the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"By 1941, six national chain stores anchored the downtown: J. J. Newberry; F. W. Woolworth; W. T. Grant; Sears Roebuck; First National Foods; and the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"W.T. Grant Co. stayed in the building until 1965. In the 1960's all chain stores left Bath and went to Cook's Corner and Brunswick."

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"Booms were large logs attached together by a chain. The booms circled the logs, not letting them escape."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"Boom Chain, Guilford, 1908Guilford Historical Society It was dangerous work and during one flood, the boom chain that held logs broke, and the logs…"

Stockholm Historical Society

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… 1941, Sears opened its only small-town national chain branch on the north side of Centre Street, despite the small facility and limited parking."

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

"Boom Chain, Guilford, 1908Guilford Historical Society In late September of 1909, the boom strung across the river at Guilford Manufacturing Company…"