Keywords: Gold Factory
Item 80778
Gold from seawater factory, Lubec, 1898, 1898
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1898 Location: Lubec Media: Newspaper
Item 27638
Electrolytic Marine Salts Co., Mill Creek, North Lubec, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Lubec Memorial Library Date: circa 1930 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
Site Page
Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax
"This gold was sent to New York and proved to be enough to convince investors that a fortune was to be had."
Site Page
Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen
"… one girl from each factory and there were seven factories and I was the one chosen at the Union factory."
