Keywords: Burnham and Morrill
Item 31648
Burnham and Morrill Clam Plant, Scarborough, ca. 1885
Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1885 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print
Item 27439
Burnham Morrill Corn Factory, Farmington, ca. 1930, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Farmington Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Farmington Media: Postcard
Item 83574
Assessor's Record, 28-34 WaterStreet, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Morrill and Burnham Company Use: Land
Item 83580
36-44 Water Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Burnham and Morrill Company Use: Club House
Item 110758
Burnham & Morrill annex building, Portland, 1945-1946
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1945–1946 Location: Portland Client: Burnham & Morrill Co. Architect: John Howard Stevens; John Howard Stevens and John Calvin Stevens II Architects
Item 110756
B&M store house and canning factory, Portland, 1918-1944
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1918–1944 Location: Portland; Farmington; Livermore Falls Client: Burnham and Morrill Co. Architect: John Calvin Stevens John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs
The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.
Exhibit
Workers in Maine have labored in factories, on farms, in the woods, on the water, among other locales. Many of Maine's occupations have been determined by the state's climate and geographical features.
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4
"In 1883 Burnham & Morrill and other companies canned and shipped 3,000 to 8,000 bushels of clams. Burnham & Morrill moved its clam packing business…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4
"The first tidal lobster pound was introduced in Vinalhaven in 1875 and others quickly followed. Lobster pounds were much like smack boats; lobsters…"
