Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early 1800s

Early 1800s Henry Knox monument, Thomaston, ca. 1871Item Contributed byThomaston Historical Society After General Knox’s death in 1806…

Historic Hallowell - The Cotton Mill & The Johnson Shoe Company

But in the late 1800s to early 1900s, Hallowell was skyrocketing with industry. There were many factories at the time, such as the Johnson Shoe…

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

… Boston, was authorized to build the first grist mill, the first saw mills and develop the water power that flows out of Lake Webb, down Webb River…

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Online Items

The hotel was built in the mid-1800s as the home of Jeremy Porter. His brother, Elias Porter, lived in the home barely visible at the far right.

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

By the early 1800s there were 10 school districts and a high school. As transportation improved, allowing the town to transport students to school…

Lincoln, Maine - Nathaniel Bodwell

He ran the mill until 1855. A carding mill is where the clothing is made, and Bodwell’s mill was the first carding mill in Lincoln.

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

… bleached Kraft mill on the site of the current mill; and, in 1958, the mill switched from manufacturing sulphite pulp to Kraft pulp (a more…

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 2 of 2

It was not a very big mill in the 1800s. It started to improve in the 1930s. In the 1940s they added a new addition and they went from making $1…

Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company

Wire mills still exist today, but workers use high-tech machines to cut the wire and shrink it to a certain diameter.

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

… in the past and in the present" Back in the 1800s the telephone was not like it is today. For example, they had to physically connect the wires…

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

The increase in prosperity in the mid to late 1800s—with new homes, better roads, and increased travel—made Swan’s Island a profitable enough…

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

Stanley and his Rangeley Spinner, late 1800s. From East Dixfield the Apple Cutter, Patented October 20, 1857 and the Apple Corer, Patented April 6…

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

During the mid 1800s, there was a devout following of Seven Day Adventist and a number of Christian Scientists.

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

… Historical Society By today’s standards, late 1800s and even early 1900s rural life may have seemed harsh and austere, but life also was less…

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

old shoddy mill X Spinning Mill X Before bridges on the island, transportation was provided onto the island by a ferry.

Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

The ferries came to Lincoln in the mid 1800s. There were three ferries in Lincoln; one in North Lincoln, another in South Lincoln, and the other one…

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Caring For Our Families and Friends

… salaries to doctors for decades from the late 1800s through the 1940s. There is a note in our reading that Clarissa Bridges served as a midwife for…

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Andrew Smith Store

Mackerel fishing declined in the late 1800s, and Smith may have turned to shopkeeping to compensate for the loss.

Lincoln, Maine - Methodist Church

Pastor Fletcher, the first pastor back in the 1800s, would be proud of the way our church has turned out because we are spreading the word and…

Lincoln, Maine - Post Office

In the 1800s, mail coming from the north came from Houlton, Maine. Mail coming from the south came from Bangor, Maine.

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

… dollars apiece! That was a lot of money in the 1800s. The traps were an investment made by the trappers who found a great market for the beaver…

Lincoln, Maine - Catholic Church

By the mid-1800s, the Penobscot Indians had been practicing Catholicism for years, after being converted by European settlers.

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

In the late 1700s and through the 1800s the waters around Swan’s Island were bountiful with flounder, cod, halibut, haddock, and herring.

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

… of most residents of both towns during the 1800s and into the 1900s, and many factors affected farming such as climate, population, and advancing…