Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell's First Dwelling

"… hewn timber, procured boards and planks from the mill at Cobbossee, and built a comfortable frame house of two stories in front and one at the…"

Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand

"… granite was worked to produce foundation stones, mill stones and door sills. Cornice stones for Boston's Quincy Market, for example, were produced…"

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"The saw mill would make the logs in different shapes and sizes, so they could sell the logs to citizens who were in need of lumber."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"You would insulate it with sawdust from the mills. That would go on until the ice house was full.” Weston's Ox TeamHubbard Free Library “In the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… smaller water sources provided sites for future mills. The Penobscot River itself provided a smooth and reliable source of transportation to the…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"Mr. L. H. Wilson's mill on the same stream is on the site of an old saw mill which was owned and run by many of the farmers in the neighborhood, each…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"You would insulate it with sawdust from the mills. That would go on until the ice house was full. Weston's Ox TeamHubbard Free Library…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"Once they moved out, the abandoned building was torn down in May, 1955, and a skating rink took its place. Cotton Mill and Johnson Shoes Citations"

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"… Yorktown, Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Gaines Mill, White Oak Swamp, and Malvern Hill before the next surviving letter."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"… Library Flood, Joppa viewed from Cotton Mill, Hallowell, 1936Hubbard Free Library The river also was getting its spring flow of water which…"

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

"… saved by a volunteer bucket brigade from the Mill Stream behind it. All the rescued goods were stored in the nearby Methodist Church, while the…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"In 1840 another Hampden mill, the Norton Paper Mill, began operation using machinery to make paper on a continuous roll."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"The Mills and Lumber Compnay of Stockholm Mills, Stockholm, ca. 1900Stockholm Historical Society In 1900 though 1901 a dam was created to be…"

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

"… of good water flow volume along the Madawaska Stream enabled Stockholm to become the industrial center of the Colony."

Patten Lumbermen's Museum

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"In 1840 another Hampden mill, the Norton Paper Mill, began operation using machinery to make paper on a continuous roll."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… started the first paper mill on the Souadabscook Stream. John Jr. married the daughter of Simeon Stetson, who represented Hampden on the Maine…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"… 41 more acres have been conserved on Patten Stream, land which also features a small walking trail."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"Patten's Bay, Patten's Pond and Patten's Pond Stream were named after him. In Samuel Wasson's Journal of East Surry, he attributes Jonathan Flye, an…"

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

"On June 17, 1912 this mill district burned and a stock company was formed and Mr. C.H. Bartlett soon rebuilt a modern wood turning plant."

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

"John Elliott built a mill on Lemon Stream at the Great Works in the West Village in 1803, taking advantage of the abundant forests."

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

"Starbirds Mill X Chase Hewett Mill X Carrabassett Creamery X East New Portland has a site known as “The Mill District.” It has been the…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"In Guilford’s case there were the Piscataquis River, Salmon Stream, and a small outlet from Davis Pond thus three areas; Guilford Village, Guilford…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Shingles, clapboards, and laths were shipped to the Boston market while boards and 2’ X 4’s were sold locally. At the time of purchase, the mill was…"