Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"Early Industry and Bombahook Industry develops quickest where raw materials meet easy transportation and ready energy, both human and otherwise."

Historic Hallowell - Industry and Immigrants-A Changing Community

"… the waterfall” – between maritime commerce and manufacturing – was over. The Cotton Mill, built in 1844 as the Hallowell Cotton Factory, initially…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnny Stringer ~ A Character of Industry

"… his living by making and rebottoming chairs, and manufacturing clothespins for the housekeepers of the town."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"… "Romance of Pepperell" (1921) X The textile manufacture industry, however, was the largest employer and the heart of the local economy."

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 1 of 2

"MANUFACTURING History of Manufacturing by Piscataquis Community Middle School 8th Grade Students Included in the next two pages: Draper's Mill…"

Guilford, Maine - MANUFACTURING - Page 2 of 2

"MANUFACTURING Interface Fabrics By Matt Stone and Luke Nadeau Images from the Guilford Historical Society Guilford Woolen Mills, ca."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 3 of 3

"Early Manufacturing Pride Manufacturing Company A third major industry of which the town proudly boasted had a fifty year history here before…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 3 of 3

"All the manufacturers were in need of help, and recruited heavily for women workers, both Anglo and Franco."

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"Early Manufacturing By: Tom Goulette From the earliest days when the first trees were felled, crude cabins erected and gardens started, Guilford…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… of the premises, installed sawmill equipment and manufactured bobbins for use in the textile industry on the spinning frames."

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 2 of 2

"October 1914: The mill is purchased by Eastern Manufacturing Company of Brewer. The name is changed to the Katahdin Division of Eastern Manufacturing…"

Lincoln, Maine - Eastern Manufacturing Company, Lincoln, ca. 1920 - Page 1 of 2

"Eastern Manufacturing Company, Lincoln, ca. 1920 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description The Lincoln paper mill was called…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"Charles Bell and owned by the Forster Manufacturing Company. Tourists on their way to or from the Rangeley Lakes often stopped at the hotel (which…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"Forster Manufacturing Co. Forster's Toothpick MillStrong Historical Society Charles Forster of Boston developed a machine to mass-produce…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"By 1880 John Bangs was a clothing manufacturer. Mr. Bangs had a wife, Clara, and three sons, and by 1910 he was a widower, living in Nebraska."

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

"Geneva Wood Fuels bought the former Forster Manufacturing Inc. mill and invested $13 million to renovate the plant."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 5 of 17

"… 1848Dyer Library/Saco Museum The cotton textile manufacturing industry became very significant in Biddeford once the Laconia Mills and Pepperell…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 2 of 3

"… narratives and artifacts from the wood products industry, history of town schools, groups and organizations, and the story of the bridge."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"… was a woman engaged in the outdoor and tourism industries at a time when it was overwhelmingly dominated by men."

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

"With a decline of industry and jobs, the population supports only a handful of these organizations today."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"Around 1880, the town experienced an industrial boom. A boot and shoe factory, a brick mill, a sawmill and a clothespin factory opened, and other…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 1 of 3

"… the effects of a declining population and lost industry. Strong Historical Society Responsibilities increased with each elevation on the Grange…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"… was an important contributor to the early tourism industry in the Maine woods. She was engaged by the Maine Central Railroad to help market the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… to meet the needs of the new cargo trucking industry. Bridge repairs were made and weight restrictions kept it open for a time, but by 1922 the…"