Maine Memory Network

Lumber boom on the Penobscot River at Bangor, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1905 Location: Bangor Media: Postcard

Penobscot River lumber raft at Bangor, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: circa 1905 Location: Bangor Media: Postcard

Princeton: Woods and Water Built This Town

Princeton benefited from its location on a river -- the St. Croix -- that was useful for transportation of people and lumber and for powering mills as well as on its proximity to forests.

Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"1905Bangor Public Library Lumber boom on the Penobscot River at Bangor, ca. 1905Bangor Public Library"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"Lumber along waterfront, Bangor, ca. 1860Bangor Historical Society The settlement of a long-standing boundary dispute between the United States and…"