Keywords: Hemlock
Item 8441
Old Hemlock Bark Days on the BAR, 1890-1895
Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum Date: 1890 Media: Photographic print
Item 11628
Illustration for The Hemlock Tree, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Media: Ink on paper
Item 57829
23 Hemlock Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Annetta R. Hunter Use: Dwelling - Single family
Item 57822
11 Hemlock Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Elizabeth E. Deering Use: Dwelling - Single family
Exhibit
Student Exhibit: Benedict Arnold's March Through Skowhegan
Benedict Arnold arrived in Skowhegan on October 4th, 1775, and it was here that Arnold received his first offer of help from the colonists. Joseph Weston and his sons helped Benedict Arnold and his army cross over the Skowhegan Falls, but Joseph later got a severe cold from exposure and died of a fever on Oct.16th. His sons went back to the family home along the Kennebec for they were the first family to settle in Old Canaan or what is now Skowhegan.
Exhibit
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.
Site Page
Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History
"… to cutting spruce for lumber and pulp, as well as hemlock for the tanning industry. In the late 19th century, as paper mills, textile mills, and…"
Site Page
Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls
"I have heard of some Hemlock logs that are offered for sale also. I think I can buy hardwood logs if wish to so that as to timber we can be supplied."
