Contributed by Yarmouth Historical Society
Description
The Forest Paper Co. on the Royal River in Yarmouth produced soda pulp for paper production year-round throughout its 51 years of existence. It began in 1872 and closed in 1923.
The structures and smokestacks of Forest Paper Company stood idle in Yarmouth for eight years until it went up in spectacular flames and burned to the ground in 1931.
About This Item
- Title: Winter, Forest Paper Co., Yarmouth, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Location: Third Falls, Yarmouth, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 12 cm x 17 cm
- Local Code: PFI.6
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Paper industry--Maine--Yarmouth
- Forest Paper Company (Yarmouth, Me.)
- Lumber industry--Maine--Yarmouth
- Pulp mills--Maine--Yarmouth
- Sawmills--Maine--Yarmouth
Other Keywords
- Black Ash
- boiler
- business
- cart
- chimney
- Elm Street
- forest
- machine
- mills
- office
- paper
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- Royal River
- snow
- soda
- soot
- tracks
- trains
- trestles
- wood
For more information about this item, contact:
Yarmouth Historical Society118 East Elm St., PO Box 107, Yarmouth, ME 04096
(207) 846-6259
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