Keywords: Maine Spinning Company
Item 9059
Maine Spinning Company mill, Skowhegan, ca. 1925
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1925 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Item 23525
Vacant Spinning Room in Pepperell Mills, Biddeford, 1910
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1910 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
At the heyday of trolleys in Maine, many of the trolley companies developed recreational facilities along or at the end of trolley lines as one further way to encourage ridership. The parks often had walking paths, dance pavilions, and various other entertainments. Cutting-edge technology came together with a thirst for adventure and forever changed social dynamics in the process.
Exhibit
Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine
As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.
Site Page
Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2
"… just put the boards into the drum, which would spin for 5-6 hours. It would go counter clockwise then they would reverse it."
Site Page
"… included gardening, dairying, food preparation, spinning, weaving, clothes-making, laundry, and childcare."
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars