Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"… farmers and they were selling wheat, corn and potatoes in markets as far away as Boston, New York and Philadelphia."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"Just a little wheat was raised and a few potatoes. Many stories have been told about that difficult year. It snowed sometime during every month."

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"… carameled apples to great French Fries from Maine potatoes to a lobster dinner. There is something for everyone."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"Settled in 1780, the pioneers planted corn, potatoes and turnips to get them through the first winter."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"Here they planted corn and potatoes. In the fall of that year, Joseph Weston, Peter Heywood and one of the boys returned to Massachusetts to bring…"

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

"… milk, hulled corn, boiled wheat, and roasted potatoes. In September of 1806 Mrs. Robert Herring Jr."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… Bros label X In the late 1800s production of potatoes and corn and other vegetables was sufficient enough to support at least two canneries…"

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…"