View of Royal River, Forest Paper Co., Yarmouth, ca. 1900
Contributed by Yarmouth Historical Society
Item 67656
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The photograph shows the Forest Paper Co. on the west bank at the "third falls" of the Royal River in Yarmouth.
The first paper company on the site, the Yarmouth Paper Co., built in 1865, burned in 1870. A new mill was built in 1872 and renamed the Forest Paper Co. in 1874. It made soda pulp for producing paper.
Other Information
- Title: View of Royal River, Forest Paper Co., Yarmouth, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Local Name: Third Falls
- Town: Yarmouth
- County: Cumberland
- State: ME
- Media: Photograph
- Dimensions (cm): 12 x 17
- Local Code: 1993.52.6
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Yarmouth Historical Society
215 Main Street, PO Box 107, Yarmouth, ME 04096
(207) 846-6259
http://www.yarmouthmehistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Forest Paper Company (Yarmouth, Me.)
Logs--Transportation
Lumber industry--Maine--Yarmouth
Rivers--Maine
Railroad bridges--Maine--Yarmouth
Royal River (Me.)
Sawmills--Maine--Yarmouth
Paper industry
Pulp mills--Maine--Yarmouth
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