Maine Memory Network

Mast shave, Warren, ca. 1856

Contributed by: Davistown Museum Date: circa 1856 Location: Warren Media: Cast steel, wood, brass

Lower Main Street, Fort Kent, ca. 1903

Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: circa 1903 Location: Fort Kent Media: Photographic print

Making Paper, Making Maine

Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.

Historic Hallowell - Industrial Recources

"… followed with their descriptions: Auger, Caulking Mallet, Horsing Iron, Jerry Iron, Nog, Oker, Pitch Ladle, Racing Knife, Reeming Iron, and Wrung…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"The metal one was referred to as a beetle, and a man would take a beetle or wooden mallet, grasp it with two hands, and slam the bolts deep into the…"