Keywords: mill agents
Item 31328
Robert McArthur, Biddeford, 1861
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1861 Location: Springfield; Biddeford Media: Carte de visite
Item 98545
Oriental Powder Mills promotional booklet, ca. 1872
Contributed by: Windham Historical Society Date: circa 1872 Location: Windham; Gorham Media: Ink on paper
Item 86765
6-7 Union Wharf (1/2 interest), Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Clinton L. Baxter and Agents Use: Grain Mill
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
Item 116616
Miss Lena McArthur house, Biddeford, 1922-1925
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1922–1925 Location: Biddeford Client: Lena G. McArthur Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Shepard Cary: Lumberman, Legislator, Leader and Legend
Shepard Cary (1805-1866) was one of the leading -- and wealthiest -- residents of early Aroostook County. He was a lumberman, merchant, mill operator, and legislator.
Site Page
Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2
"It would take 8 years to complete all the transactions, and allow Chisholm to pursue his construction and manufacturing plans for creating a paper…"
Site Page
Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4
"… Pettengill of Rumford Center, as his business agent to procure the riparian rights along the Androscoggin River above and below the Rumford Falls."
Story
An enjoyable conference, Portland 2021
by John C. Decker, Danville, Pennsylvania
Some snippets from a 4-day conference by transportation historians in Portland, September 7-11, 2021
