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Historical Items

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Item 102603

The Union Mill Company, Kennebunk, ca. 1895

Contributed by: Brick Store Museum Date: circa 1895 Location: Kennebunk Media: Glass Negative

Item 101567

Union candlepin bowling men's league, Biddeford, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Biddeford Mills Museum Date: circa 1955 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 74465

Union Falls, Saco River, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Dayton Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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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.

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Gunpowder for the Civil War

The gunpowder mills at Gambo Falls in Windham and Gorham produced about a quarter of the gunpowder used by Union forces during the Civil War. The complex contained as many as 50 buildings.

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Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

Site Pages

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

""Surry Opera Company Set to Travel to Soviet Union in Just Two Months." The Ellsworth American. Thursday, August 28, 1986."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"In 2009 SAD 21 joined with Regional School Union #10 with six more towns. The old West Peru School now houses a community center under the direction…"

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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… plus it housed a carding mill, tannery, stave mill, shingle mill, corn and barley gristmills. At the same time, many East Surry men, along with…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Being a woman Union member was a challenge in the paper mill
by Cindy Bennett

I worked in the paper mills and for the Union during the 1987 strike.

Story

Canadian immigrant founds worlds largest paper company in 1898
by Hugh J. Chisholm

Hugh J. Chisholm founded International Paper, which was the world's largest paper company in 1898.

Story

My career working at Pepperell Mills in the Vellux Division
by David Bishop

My 35 years working in the Vellux blanket division of Pepperell Mills, Biddeford.