Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Timeline of Cyclone

"As he started working, he heard an ominous ripping noise which lifted the roof right above his head."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Industry

"There were many crews working in the woods in the winter. In 1902, the Standard Veneer Company (owned by Warren Trafton and Allen Quimby) purchased…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… and in 1985 a subsidiary was initiated, Wood Chips, Inc., to utilize waste products and supply wood chips for energy for the plant as well as other…"

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"Wood wasnʼt expensive at all, for it was natural and was in major production, but metal, on the other hand,was hard to find and was not in major…"

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"The factory, originally a spinning mill, is now Solon Woods where they make popsicle sticks and other small wood pieces."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 1 of 4

"… a burial ground on Mill Island where Roundy and Wood first landed indicate that the native American presence here dated back to almost 4000 years…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"Drapers Mill & Edes Building, Guilford, ca. 1940Guilford Historical Society Drapers Mill, Guilford, late 1940sGuilford Historical Society He…"

Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand

"… granite was worked to produce foundation stones, mill stones and door sills. Cornice stones for Boston's Quincy Market, for example, were produced…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"The Stearns Lumber Company in East Hampden employed many Hampden men. From its modest beginnings in Brewer in 1836, the Stearns mill became one of…"

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"Labor intensive saw mills, woolen mills, and wood related businesses, along with hydroelectric facilities, took their place along the flowing…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"… beach and ledges shadowed by fields and a mixed wood forest. The preserve contains three miles of public walking trails."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"… newspaper articles, history of the Vaughan Woods and Homestead, annual reports, diaries, and many historic books. Students emailed Mr."

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"John Roundy was 36 and Capt. Joseph Wood was 42 when they came to this coastal land whose pristine forests and great pines called to them."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… he died in 1880, Thomas Lord summed up his life work: “Have worked on 83 vessels more or less – 84 dwelling houses, 12 school houses, 14 meeting…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"… away fighting, women would take over work in the mills and raise the children alone. Economically, the Depression affected the townspeople the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"… were not only on farms but were working in the woods logging). Lowell’s bought oats and corn in lots of five or six carloads."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"Young boys searched the woods and fields for all metal and rubber tires. In those days, there was no municipal landfill."

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"… with the contractor- he selected the spot where wood was to be cut, and later dumped in rivers. If it was deep in the forest, roads were needed to…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 2 of 5

"After, Piscataquis Woolen Company built the mill and the store was moved by the office of Straw and Martin at the mouth of Mill Street."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"Lumber Mill at the Mill Pond, Somesville, ca. 1905 At Somesville, the presence of flowing water meant that mills, such as this lumber mill, could be…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"On June 17, 1912 this mill district burned and a stock company was formed and Mr. C.H. Bartlett soon rebuilt a modern wood turning plant."

Otisfield Historical Society

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"Maine's white pine, an ideal wood with many uses was used for masts for ships, lobster traps, and lumber for houses."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"They hauled pulp and paper, petroleum, mill products, and chemicals. In 1962 the railroad running through Guilford was torn up."