Keywords: 1800s mill
Item 78670
Otis Falls Pulp & Paper Mill, Livermore Falls, ca. 1896
Contributed by: Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum Date: circa 1896 Location: Livermore Falls Media: Photographic print
Item 7096
Libbey Mill, Lewiston, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Lewiston Public Library Date: circa 1895 Location: Lewiston Media: Phototransparency
Exhibit
Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.
Exhibit
Settlers' clothing had to be durable and practical to hold up against hard work and winters. From the 1700s to the mid 1800s, the women of Maine learned to sew by making samplers.
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early 1800s
"Early 1800s Henry Knox monument, Thomaston, ca. 1871Thomaston Historical Society After General Knox’s death in 1806, merchants and traders…"
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - The Cotton Mill & The Johnson Shoe Company
"But in the late 1800s to early 1900s, Hallowell was skyrocketing with industry. There were many factories at the time, such as the Johnson Shoe…"
Story
John Conroy: proud heir of a 4-generation business
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
The evolution of a family business providing funeral services