Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - E. S. Dingley Corn Shop, Farmington Falls, ca. 1895

"Dingley Corn Shop where corn from area was husked and canned. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - E. S. Dingley Corn Shop crew and huskers, Farmington Falls, ca. 1900

"Dingley Corn Shop in Farmington Falls. Bushels of corn are in foreground. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"The leather, carriages and corn stored within were destroyed, amounting to a loss of about $9,000. It was suspected a discharged convict caused the…"

Monmouth Museum

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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… carding mill, tannery, stave mill, shingle mill, corn and barley gristmills. At the same time, many East Surry men, along with other Mainers, were…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Canoe race, Kenduskeag Stream, Bangor, 1865

"On page 106, he drew the illustration of a corn and flour elevator with all available space packed with spectators watching to race."

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

"Later this building was used as a corn shop. West Village John Mitchell's FarmhouseNew Portland Historical Society There was a novelty mill in…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"… wagon & carriage builder and a businessman in the Corn Canning Industry. All of the boys in the family had that same tendency to the creative and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… operation by buying equipment from a defunct corn cannery. The original brand name was Ossipee, but Snow soon began using his family name."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"In northern Maine, corn, beans, and squash (the “three sisters”) were poorly adapted to the short, cool growing seasons and people retained a food…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… Wheeler Contra By a pair of boots By a bushel of corn By1 gallon molasses By 10 1/4 lbs. tobacco By Philadelphia iron By truckage to Boston By a…"

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"… was said to be used by the children to warm their corn cakes and potatoes for lunch. Unfortunately the Guilford Center School met an early demise…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"Corn and apples were sent across the country. In April, 1871, a group of farmers organized the Sandy River Cheese Company, the first in the state."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"Bears and raccoons ate their corn so that was not a successful crop. Meat victuals were woodchuck, bear, deer and raccoons."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… in the early springtime or the tall stalks of corn on the Sandy River Flats, modern-day Farmington is still highly influenced by its early agrarian…"

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

"… was high, as high as $1.00 for a peck of seed corn, and people had to travel a great distance to purchase such products."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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