Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Working in Maine

"… jobs; the Forest Service, Bureau of Parks and Plants for Baxter State Park, and the Department of Conservation."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1870 to 1915

"… a year began the construction of a new lime plant and office building. Today Giant Cement of South Carolina, owned by Spanish company Cementos…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 3 of 3

"All the plants managed to scrape by during the Depression, and when war broke out in 1941 they were all very busy with production of war goods."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 2 of 5

"… pledged by settlers who sought to reside, plant or trade on Wabanaki lands. These acts incorporated settlers into existing Indigenous economic and…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 5 of 5

"He named important historic planting places and homelands like Rockamecook (Canton), near Ameskonti (Farmington), where he lived with his family at…"

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

"Later Carl Walker became plant manager. High quality milk was provided by area farmers. The plant burned in June 14, 1925 but the stone steps still…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"In 2001 the last canning plant in Lubec closed. Between 1880 and 2001, the industry provides a microcosm of American history."

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

"In 1874, George Blanchard planted apple orchards on Broadmoor Farm, situated behind the Blanchard house at 371 Tuttle Road."

Historic Hallowell - Cotton Mill & Johnson Shoe Citations

"pag Humphrey, C. S.. “Report on Manufacturing Plants at Hallowell..” (1920): (Mar. 23, 2011) Johnson Shoe Factory, Hallowell, 1900. n.d. n.d."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"… their labor.” Calls from the government came: • “Plant an Acre” • “Cut a Cord” • “Raise More Wheat and More Animals” Unfortunately, the winter of…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… • New Lubec Memorial Library building completed • Connors Brothers plant (former Booth Fisheries Factory B) closes – last sardine plant in Lubec"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 1 of 13

"Acreage increased and more labor was needed to plant, cultivate, harvest, and ship potato products. During the late 1800s and the early 1900s Presque…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 1 of 2

"… of the Saco-Lowell Shops known as the Edwards Plant, which produced automotive parts and weapons, was acquired by Maremont Corporation and…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"They planted beans, corn, and squash and hunted deer and other wild game as well. Occasionally they warred with other tribes along their frontiers…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"… impacted the area, disturbing the hydrology, soils and natural vegetation and creating opportunities for establishment of invasive plant species."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"… Stinson, who was a selectman for many years and planted the trees that line both sides of the road on Steamboat Hill."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"Use of traditional plant, animal, and mineral based dyes continued for some time while new dye "know how" and the chemical dye industry steadily grew."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 1 of 4

"… preserved, and men cleared the fields where women planted and harvested corn. From a European perspective, Wabanaki men held the majority of public…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"Others were in the area collecting plants and insects and marine invertebrates and inspecting geology in the late nineteenth century, but the…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"Pressing plants and other types of natural history collecting, as well as sharing findings from collecting excursions, remained popular among…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"A new water treatment plant, with major supply lines and many miles of stainless steel pipe, was installed to deliver the purest of waters to all…"

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

"Another plant was built in the early 1920s to make clothespins, peavey and pick-pole handles, whiffle-trees, snowshoes and perforated chair seats."

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

"… of 1966, the factory was moved to a different plant (currently Hannaford) on Whitten Road. In 1974, the shoe factory closed all together."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"They explained that the woody plants may be able to heal themselves. Disturbing the trees any further could cause them to be in worse condition…"