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Title: Paper making, Brewer, 1921

Contributed by: City of Brewer

Date: 1921

Location: Brewer

Media: Photograph

Title: Paper machines and scrap paper, Brewer, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Folklife Center, Univ. of Maine

Date: circa 1920

Location: Brewer

Media: Photograph

Title: Old paper machine, Eastern Manufacturing Co., Brewer

Contributed by: City of Brewer

Date: 1921

Location: Brewer

Media: Photograph

Address: 66-70 Cross Street, Portland

Owner in 1924: Casco Paper Box Co.

Use: Box Factory

Address: Presumpscot Street (rear), Portland

Owner in 1924: Canadian National Railroad

Use: Paper Supplies Building

Powering Pejepscot Paper Co.

In 1893, F.C. Whitehouse of Topsham, who owned paper mills in Topsham and Lisbon Falls, began construction of a third mill on the eastern banks of the Androscoggin River five miles north of Topsham. First, he had to build a dam to harness the river's power.

Eastern Fine Paper

The paper mill on the Penobscot River in South Brewer, which became known as Eastern Fine Paper Co., began as a sawmill in 1884 and grew over the years as an important part of the economy of the region and a large presence in the landscape. Its closing in 2005 affected more than the men and women who lost their jobs.

Yarmouth: Leader in Soda Pulp

Yarmouth's "Third Falls" provided the perfect location for papermaking -- and, soon, for producing soda pulp for making paper. At the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th, Yarmouth was an international leader in soda pulp production.

Lincoln, Maine

The history of a long-time mill town as depicted by seventh and eighth grade students at Mattanawcook Junior High School, with help from Lincoln Historical Society and Lincoln Memorial Library. The site includes exhibits on the paper industry, founding fathers, wartime Lincoln, Main Street, influential institutions, and communication and transportation.

Western Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.