Contributed by Yarmouth Historical Society
Description
Yarmouth’s Bridge Street in 1875 included a Greek Revival residence and the foundation of a former mill building overlooking the second falls of the Royal River (at left) and the Royal River Manufacturing Company in the brick mill (on the right).
Workers who lived in the boarding house and apartment building (upper right) spun and wove raw cotton into seamless grain bags and twine for the Royal River Manufacturing Company between 1857 and 1917.
About This Item
- Title: Bridge Street, Yarmouth, ca. 1875
- Creation Date: circa 1875
- Subject Date: circa 1875
- Location: Yarmouth, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 11.83 cm x 22.2 cm
- Local Code: 1991.31.2
- Collection: Oversized Collection, Drawer M, Folder 1
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Bridge Street (Yarmouth, Me.)
- Royal River (Me.)
- Royal River Manufacturing Company
- Streets--Maine--Yarmouth
- Rivers--Maine--Yarmouth
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Yarmouth Historical Society118 East Elm St., PO Box 107, Yarmouth, ME 04096
(207) 846-6259
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