Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… Road in Blue Point before 1869, using the same canning process as that used for farm produce, such as corn."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"Snow started his canning operation by buying equipment from a defunct corn cannery. The original brand name was Ossipee, but Snow soon began using…"

Lubec Landmarks

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Guiding Services for Sport Hunters

"… William Underwood who established the Underwood Canning Company in Boston around 1825. In 1880 young William set up a fish cannery in Southwest…"

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"… to the store, planning means, doing all the home canning possible, and how not to blame your grocer for any inconveniences."

South Portland Historical Society

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"Merrill Bros. label X Canneries A canning factory was established by Merrill Brothers at Cumberland Junction in 1881."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… something else opened up the lobster market -- canning. The Underwood cannery opened in Southwest Harbor in 1850. Lobster was its main product."

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

"… also; general stores, blacksmiths, insurance, a canning factory, tin, steel and iron-worker, boot and shoe maker(2),carpenter, physician and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"… boats, companies such as Burnham & Morrill began canning lobster meat. The first tidal lobster pound was introduced in Vinalhaven in 1875 and…"

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

"Herrick and his son Horatio operated a corn canning factory that provided seasonal employment for many local young people."

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

"… a large garden and spend time during the summer canning, freezing, and storing their harvest. Numerous people sew, quilt, and crochet, many times…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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