Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Agriculture

"… supplies for the lumber industry or as an exporter of agricultural produce to the nation, agriculture has always been at the center of Presque…"

Historic Hallowell - In the Beginning - Raw Materials - Quarrying

"… was timber, processed into potash was for export to Britain's soap-making industry. Quarrying granite soon followed."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"The advancement in refrigerated cars made the export of meat possible as well as improved the condition of eggs and fruit."

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

"The Union blockades cut off the export of cotton which caused extreme rises in bids from English buyers."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Building Boom, early 19th century

"… rise – lime quarrying, brickmaking, shipbuilding, export and import shipping, carpentry and trading."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The John Ruggles House

"… are of the coveted Thomaston black marble, exports of which generated an annual revenue of some $20-$30,000 during this period."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington's Agricultural Pursuits

"Wool and hay continued to be large exports of Farmington well into the early 1900’s. Back to History of Farmington's Agriculture"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Shipbuilders - 1780s

"Vessels were needed for both importing and exporting goods. John Bailey to Edward E. O'Brien, Thomaston, 1861Thomaston Historical Society Both…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Declines - 1857 to 1861

"… based/built ships was dependent on Southern exports. Yankee ships were in constant danger of being detained in southern ports or running blockades…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"… runs between England and the south in the cotton export trade and, as a result of close business associations, many Thomaston residents had friends…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"… market was in the United States but they began to export throughout Europe, Canada, Japan and Australia."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Byron

"Later, hops were grown and exported to the Boston area for beer making. District 7 School, Roxbury, 1915Byron Historical Society Over the years…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"… other needs by participating in the robust import-export business that thrived in coastal waters off Mount Desert Island."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"The Act was an attempt to stop foreign exports and imports, intended to punish the British and French and to force them to respect the authority of…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… a well established presence in the medical supply field. In 2002, they were named Maine Exporter of the Year. Hardwood Products Company X"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"A million tons of ice was exported a year! Seasonal workers, such as farmers, depended on this ice industry because if they got lots of ice that…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"A million tons of ice was exported a year! Seasonal workers, such as farmers, depended on this ice industry because if they got lots of ice that…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… Massachusetts where he’d had a successful timber exporting business. Richard bought 3,000 acres of land in Dunstan, which was divided into several…"

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

"Lumber exportation provided Bangor with an influx in population, caused by the many incoming laborers and their families."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… hold again as Hardwood Products Company was named Exporter of the Year, new looms were installed at Interface, Pride’s grew and expanded its…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"The advancement in refrigerated cars made the export of meat possible as well as improved the condition of eggs and fruit."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Exports were salt and smoked fish, sardines, potatoes, hay, wood and other agricultural products. By 1880 the era of sail had given way to the rise…"