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Libby and Co. Ice Wagon, Scarborough, ca. 1880

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Map of Presque Isle, ca. 1870

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… factory owners sold this powdery product to cotton textile mills in southern Maine where it was used for sizing cloth."

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Class in front of Blue Hill Academy, Blue Hill, 1893

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"He owned various mills, including a cotton mill, and was a shipbuilder. In the early nineteenth century he was a very successful man, yet he only…"