Keywords: Drapers Mill
Item 30864
Drapers Mill, Guilford, ca. 1948
Contributed by: Guilford Historical Society Date: circa 1948 Location: Guilford Media: Photographic print
Item 31032
Drapers Mill & Edes Building, Guilford, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Guilford Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Guilford Media: Photographic print
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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.
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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.
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Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2
"Drapers Mill & Edes Building, Guilford, ca. 1940Guilford Historical Society After World War Ⅱ, in 1947, Drapers Mill was founded by Fletcher Pride."
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Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3
"1940Guilford Historical Society Drapers Mill, Guilford, late 1940sGuilford Historical Society He needed to move part of the business here to…"
