Keywords: Laconia Mills
Item 35398
Laconia Mills, Biddeford, 1875
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1875 Location: Biddeford Media: Ink on paper, lithograph
Item 104158
Laconia Manufacturing Company office, Biddeford, ca. 2012
Contributed by: Biddeford Mills Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Biddeford Media: Digital photograph
Item 116617
McArthur House, Portland, 1912-1913
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1912–1913 Location: Portland Client: Robert McArthur Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
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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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"The Laconia Mills were a critical asset to the city during the war but were unable to recover from the economic hardships they faced during and after…"
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"Saco Water Power Company of York Manufacturing, built the Laconia Mills on the Biddeford side of the river in 1844, then started Pepperell…"
