Keywords: American Woolen Company
Item 71600
Sebasticook Woolen Mill, Pittsfield, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Pittsfield Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 70078
The dam and Woolen Mills, Old Town, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Old Town Media: Linen texture postcard
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
Silk Manufacturing in Westbrook
Cultivation of silkworms and manufacture of silk thread was touted as a new agricultural boon for Maine in the early 19th century. However, only small-scale silk production followed. In 1874, the Haskell Silk Co. of Westbrook changed that, importing raw silk, and producing silk machine twist threat, then fabrics, until its demise in 1930.
Site Page
Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 1 of 3
"… mill on Spring's Island for the felting of woolen goods. Mill wheel bearing, Saco, ca. 1840McArthur Public Library The first sawmill was…"
Site Page
Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966
"Guilford Woolen Mills Company was formed. McKusick Fuel Company was established. Samuel and Paul Herrick expanded their business to include a service…"
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
