Keywords: woolen cloth
Item 71600
Sebasticook Woolen Mill, Pittsfield, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Pittsfield Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 70078
The dam and Woolen Mills, Old Town, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Old Town Media: Linen texture postcard
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.
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Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3
"… purchased controlling interest in Piscataquis Woolen on the north side, and Guilford Woolen Mills Company was created, combining the ownership into…"
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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Years on Mt. Desert Island
"Sawmills, woolen mills and grist mills were built near the sound and other areas on MDI. Shipbuilding was also one of MDI’s early businesses."
