Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"So women ran the households. They cut and split firewood. They pickled, smoked and dried meat and fish. They tended the livestock."

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"… Plymouth engine and they used the mill to cut lumber to build a shed over it. Due to the sub-par performance of the engine, they upgraded the mill…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… much of the big pine in the region had been cut, and many of the American-born loggers moved west, where the trees were bigger and the pay greater…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jacob Stinchfield

"Stinchfield moved to Michigan to scout out and cut down the timber there, which he did until his death in 1873."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… and crop damage and that the rail line had been cut: Lincoln Flood, 1947 from July 1, 1947 edition of Bangor Daily News X Following three…"

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"Later, after the American Revolution, the cutting, sawing and transporting of enormous amounts of both pine and spruce boards began."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… whom Porter Hill is named after, is known to have cut “a hundred ton of hay” as early as 1796. By 1800, “he is reported as having fifty acres of…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… directly to the Carlton Bridge on a new route cut deep into the High Street granite ridge. This direct route also resulted in separating the Maine…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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