Maine Memory Network

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

"Lumber exportation provided Bangor with an influx in population, caused by the many incoming laborers and their families."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"Barker Lumber and Box Co. was another such enterprise. Guilford Lumber Company Mill, ca. 1900Guilford Historical Society Guilford Lumber…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Byron

"Later, hops were grown and exported to the Boston area for beer making. District 7 School, Roxbury, 1915Byron Historical Society Over the years…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"… market was in the United States but they began to export throughout Europe, Canada, Japan and Australia."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Agriculture

"… supplies for the lumber industry or as an exporter of agricultural produce to the nation, agriculture has always been at the center of Presque…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 6 of 17

"The Union blockades cut off the export of cotton which caused extreme rises in bids from English buyers."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… hold again as Hardwood Products Company was named Exporter of the Year, new looms were installed at Interface, Pride’s grew and expanded its…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Shipbuilders - 1780s

"Vessels were needed for both importing and exporting goods. John Bailey to Edward E. O'Brien, Thomaston, 1861Thomaston Historical Society Both…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"… runs between England and the south in the cotton export trade and, as a result of close business associations, many Thomaston residents had friends…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Savage Family of Mount Desert

"… other needs by participating in the robust import-export business that thrived in coastal waters off Mount Desert Island."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"The Act was an attempt to stop foreign exports and imports, intended to punish the British and French and to force them to respect the authority of…"