Keywords: Saco and Pettee Machine Shops
Item 102042
Saco and Pettee Machine Shops order acknowledgement, Biddeford, 1908
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1908-02-14 Location: Biddeford; Brunswick Media: Postcard
Item 102021
Saco and Pettee shops, Biddeford, ca. 1900
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Biddeford Media: Postcard
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.