Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - Arvida Hayford, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… this illustration of Arvida Hayford, a Bangor lumber dealer, on page 57 of "Scrap Book no 3," which Martin began writing in 1857."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"The Stockholm Lumber Company was operated by Charles and Carl Milliken (later a Governor of Maine). The company also built a large boarding house, a…"

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"The woodworking shop milled lumber and produced cut lumber and moldings for carpenters and cabinetmakers, and also produced wood-block patterns for…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Lumber along waterfront, Bangor, ca. 1860Bangor Historical Society The settlement of a long-standing boundary dispute between the United States and…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 1 of 2

"… was used by people along Water Street and a lumber company. Shepard's Wharf was also on the waterfront and was the head of navigation for all large…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - 1840 U.S. Census Questions

"What was the value of the lumber obtained from the forest? Skins and furs? 12. What was the value of the ginseng and all other productions not before…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"The Stearns Lumber Company in East Hampden employed many Hampden men. From its modest beginnings in Brewer in 1836, the Stearns mill became one of…"

Life on a Tidal River - Exhibits

"The ninth exhibit, Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World, was created during the 2013-2014 school year."

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 2 of 3

"Some of the occupations included lumbering; farming, which included tending sheep as there were as many as 6000 sheep on Long Island a the time of…"

Strong Historical Society

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John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… and economically to take advantage of lumber shortages in much of the east coast and beyond -- and of what must have seemed like endless timber…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dr. George W. Ladd, Bangor, ca. 1866

"… of Bangor was an apothecary and involved in the lumber business. He also was a Democrat and Greenback Party member of Congress from 1879-1883."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Gorham L. Boynton, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… an illustration of Gorham L. Boynton, a Bangor lumber merchant, whom he described as "among a class of risky and reckless men." Martin, who wrote…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"… a double sawmill on Mill River to serve as a lumber supply for crude cabins to house the arriving families."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Northeast Harbor: Rustic to Rusticators

"… the island to get already cut and dried hay and lumber. The early Mt. Desert families were industrious and hard working."

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

"… of ship measurement requirements would harvest lumber and oversee its transport back to Thomaston."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"… reports that railroad carloads of broomcorn, ash lumber from Bangor and broom handles were received."

Stockholm Historical Society

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Patten Lumbermen's Museum

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 139-194

"… his foray into cutting cord wood, picking up lumber and other material along the Penobscot River, a clam voyage to Cape Jellerson, saving a man at…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 5 of 7

"… Land on the Plains, and hinder any Person from Lumbering or Tresspassing" These letters were given to many settlers on disputed land when the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"Blue Hill was an ideal location. It had lumber to build the ships, it had a deep protected harbor, and it had resources to ship."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of East New Portland

"… Richardson in 1863, he recovered part of the lumber from a previous bridge, built by Stephen Merrill in 1835, that was taken out by a strong gale…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"… and his son, John, traded in sugar, molasses, and lumber with the West Indies. In 1806 he became the first president of the Penobscot Bank in…"