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Person/Organization: Caswell, Berengera Dalton

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Item 29272

Cover, 'Mary Bean or the Mysterious Murder,' 1851

Contributed by: New Hampshire Historical Society Date: 1851 Location: Biddeford; Boston Media: Ink on paper

Item 29273

Cover, 'Confession of George Hamilton,' 1852

Contributed by: Kent State University Special Collections and Archives through Maine Historical Society Date: 1852 Location: Saco Media: Ink on paper

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Biddeford, Saco and the Textile Industry

The largest textile factory in the country reached seven stories up on the banks of the Saco River in 1825, ushering in more than a century of making cloth in Biddeford and Saco. Along with the industry came larger populations and commercial, retail, social, and cultural growth.