Maine Memory Network

Pulp Mill, Skowhegan, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1900 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Sorting Boom, opposite the J. W. Weston Farm, Skowhegan, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1895 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print

Making Paper, Making Maine

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.

The Swinging Bridge: Walking Across the Androscoggin

Built in 1892 to entice workers at the Cabot Manufacturing Corporation in Brunswick to move to newly built housing in Topsham, the Androscoggin Pedestrian "Swinging" Bridge or Le Petit Pont quickly became important to many people traveling between the two communities.

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area by Lee Granville Near the border of Skowhegan lies a fertile piece of land along the Kennebec and Sandy Rivers."