Keywords: Sensational Fiction
Item 29089
The Saco Factory Girl and Emily Adderson Romances of Real Life, 1852
Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: 1852 Location: Saco Media: Ink on paper
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.
