Keywords: Katahdin Division of Eastern Manufacturing Company
Item 31121
Eastern Manufacturing Company, Lincoln, 1920
Contributed by: Lincoln Historical Society Date: 1920-10-13 Location: Lincoln Media: Photographic print
Item 31547
Katahdin Pulp and Paper Mill, Lincoln, 1902
Contributed by: Lincoln Historical Society Date: 1902 Location: Lincoln Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.
Exhibit
The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 2 of 2
"The name is changed to the Katahdin Division of Eastern Manufacturing Company. The mill employs 250 people at this time."
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit
"In 1957, Eastern broke ground on a new $11 million dollar bleached Kraft mill on the site of the current mill; and, in 1958, the mill switched from…"
