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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 1 of 3

"Several regional streams were considered for using as a water source for a greatly expanded reservoir. The engineering firm selected the Mt."

Lincoln, Maine - Eastern Manufacturing Company, Lincoln, ca. 1920 - Page 1 of 2

"… Society Description The Lincoln paper mill was called the Eastern Manufacturing Company in the 1920s."

Historic Hallowell - Industry on the Bombahook Citations

"Webber, Sam. Activities On The Bombahook (Vaughan Stream) Hallowell,ME. What Is Plaster Made of." Answers.com. Ed. ID1184659560. Wikipedia. Web."

Lincoln, Maine - Logging truck, Lincoln, ca. 1930

"… come across the frozen lake from the woods to the mill in the winter. The driver is Art Morgan and the helper by the back is Frank Sigue."

Lincoln, Maine - Jonathan Clay Jr.

"At the age of 29, he settled by Cold Stream in Enfield, Maine. His father, Jonathan Clay, was a veteran of the War of 1812."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"… Factory as well as some history about the Vaughan Stream. Mr. Webber giving the Hallowell Cemetery talk X The school year began with students…"

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

"… Beginnings Morse's Mills on the Kenduskeag Stream at Bangor, ca. 1880Bangor Public Library From the first settlers of Bangor to the early…"

Lincoln, Maine - Nathaniel Bodwell

"He ran the mill until 1855. A carding mill is where the clothing is made, and Bodwell’s mill was the first carding mill in Lincoln."

Lincoln, Maine - View of Lincoln from Ballard Hill, ca. 1913

"… came to Lincoln and the Library and Worsted Mill was built. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

"It went from Bangor to Birch Stream Settlement (Argyle), Kelmarnock (Medford), Maxfield, Lincoln, Sebois (Seboeis), Piscataquis (Howland-Enfield)…"

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"… the other for transporting lumber to the mill. Once, when a house caught fire in Lincoln, the train was used to transport a fire truck."

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress

"… of the important things that happened like the mill or the train wouldn’t have been here and that would have stopped all of the other towns that…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Historical Society - Page 1 of 2

"At the time, Gertrude Mills was the secretary and Addie Pinkham was the Treasurer. Some of the charter members are as follows: Sadie Adams, Mary…"

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"… which is on the Penobscot River, near where the mill is today. Their house burned to the ground in 1926, so the family proceeded to move to the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"Jacob also built a grist mill in Lincoln Center. Stinchfield Monument, Lincoln, ca. 1887Lincoln Historical Society He married a woman named…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"L.H. White, the Pulp Mill, the Lincoln House Hotel, Maine Central Railroad, and W.F Lovejoy. In 1904, Mr."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"… Hospital on the corner of West Broadway and Mill Street. This was in her home. This two-story hospital housed the sick, young and old."

Historic Hallowell - Industrial Technology

"… Sydney Perry & Maggie Pomerleau Cotton Mill, Academy Street, Hallowell, ca. 1890Hubbard Free Library Hallowell schools, energy in Hallowell…"

Historic Hallowell - Transportation

"There were some winter obstacles involved getting cotton to the mill, such as ice on the river, making it hard to get the cotton delivered."

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"The Cotton Mill sold the machinery to a mill in Georgia. In 1903, the Cotton Mill was sold to Kennebec Realty Company."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"View of Seven Mile Stream, East Dixfield, ca.1910Dixfield Historical Society Today, East Dixfield is truly a sleepy, little hamlet within the Town…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… be found at Half Moon Pond, on local brooks and streams, and in special spots on the Swift River. Social organization began with the Patrons of…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… plus it housed a carding mill, tannery, stave mill, shingle mill, corn and barley gristmills. At the same time, many East Surry men, along with…"

Historic Hallowell - Child Labor

"The mill employed young children and had to meet Hallowell School Board standards at its mill-run school."