Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"In 1871, James C. Emerson built a small sawmill on the site of where the spool mill was to be. The sawmill engaged in sawing lumber for various…"

Lincoln, Maine - Pulp mill, Lincoln, 1915 - Page 1 of 2

"At this time the mill was owned by the Eastern Manufacturing Company. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

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

"Mills & Paper Industry The Mill Through Time Lincoln Paper & Tissue, 2010 photo courtesy of Roger Stevens X The mill has manufactured…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"Mills & Paper Industry Beginnings Text by George King, Lincoln Historical Society Sorting gap, North Lincoln, 1910Lincoln Historical Society…"

Lincoln, Maine - Pulp Mill, Penobscot River, 1902 - Page 1 of 2

"The paper mill came in 1910 and was built in front of the pulp mill. The trestle at right is still used by the railway today."

Lincoln, Maine - Pulp and paper mill, Lincoln, 1945 - Page 1 of 2

"Pulp and paper mill, Lincoln, 1945 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description An aerial view of the pulp and paper mill in…"

Lincoln, Maine - New Tissue Mill, Lincoln, 1964 - Page 1 of 2

"New Tissue Mill, Lincoln, 1964 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description New tissue mill under construction in Lincoln in 1964…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln Pulp & Paper Mill, Lincoln, 1957 - Page 1 of 2

"Lincoln Pulp & Paper Mill, Lincoln, 1957 Contributed by Lincoln Historical Society Description Recovery Boiler and pulp room under…"

Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"The Cotton Mill closed and had to sell all of its machinery in 1890 and was replaced by the shoe industry."

Historic Hallowell - Cotton Mill & Johnson Shoe Citations

"Cotton Mill & Johnson Shoe Citations Annual Reports. Hallowell: City Council of Hallowell, 1911. “books.google.com.” n.d. (accessed Mar."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Farmington's First Grist Mill

"The grist mill allowed the first crops of wheat and corn to be milled into flour, which greatly increased the kinds of food the settlers ate, as well…"

Historic Hallowell - The Cotton Mill & The Johnson Shoe Company

"The Cotton Mill & The Johnson Shoe Company These days, there aren’t many major factories in our communities."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Mills and Homes in Stockholm

"… clothes pin mill, bowling pin mill, two lumber mills, cedar mill, shingle mill, and a lath mill (lath are thin strips of wood used as a foundation…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Running the Town

"In 1961 Amy Staples became our first female town clerk. During the town reports published in the 1960s women’s names began appearing in lists serving…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"In the late 19th century, as paper mills, textile mills, and shoe factories proliferated along the Androscoggin, additional waves of immigrants, in…"

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

"… Route One.) A town landing was established on Mill Creek in the vicinity of the Gleason and Fish Street intersection."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding

"… Route One.) A town landing was established on Mill Creek in the vicinity of the Gleason and Fish Street intersection."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Funeral

"That Knox’s funeral was a major town event is attested to by the account submitted to Knox’s estate by Sarah Dunton, a local milliner (incidentally…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Fales Edgarton House

"The Fales families on High Street above the Mill Creek/River joined him soon after. Capes on Elliot Street, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825

"… arrived from Dover, NH around 1795, settling on Mill River as a tanner and shoemaker, then branching out into several businesses."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"Steam mills and blockmakers were located at both ends of Water Street, and there were lumber mills to provide for both ship planking and house…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… from Providence, RI, settling in the vicinity of Mill River, where he started many industries, resuming the quarrying of lime and trading at…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: The Old Church on the Hill

"… Meeting House, it was located on the hill east of Mill River, upon a piece of land conveyed by Captain David Fales which was about 116 feet wide…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"However, the wood mills turned this small town into a thriving community. Not only did they provide employment for the residents, but workers came…"