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…"

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…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"… mittens on or the frost stuck their hands to the tools. Just a little wheat was raised and a few potatoes."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… plus it housed a carding mill, tannery, stave mill, shingle mill, corn and barley gristmills. At the same time, many East Surry men, along with…"

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"Logging tools were very expensive, so people chose to make their own tools out of wood and metal. Wood wasnʼt expensive at all, for it was natural…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry

"… that generated the steam power for the quarry tools. The kids even got to get their hands dirty as they excavated for artifacts near where the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"… would have to go to a different town to get the tools and supplies to build houses. Reilly Struck What if Weatherbee Hardware never existed…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"The grist mill proved a great convenience for nearby settlers, who otherwise had to carry their grain several miles down-river to Fort Pownal to have…"

Lincoln, Maine - About Our Project

"… a gallery of student history projects, online tools that allow site visitors to create and share their own albums, and much more."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry

"… drained in 2003, many treasures were found: old tools, items lost over the years by swimmers, even eels."

Patten Lumbermen's Museum

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Lincoln, Maine - Steamboats

"… role in the Lincoln economy by bringing food, tools,and clothes that were not convenient to put on the railroad to Lincoln."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About MCHP

"… a gallery of student history projects; online tools that allow site visitors to create and share their own albums; and much more."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Resources

"Web. <http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/attach.php?id=97965&an=1>. Small, H. W. A History of Swan's Island, Maine . 2001 ed."

Kings Landing Historical Settlement

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"Swan's Island artifact Partially chipped tool found on Swan's Island. X Artifacts such as arrowheads and stone tools have been unearthed over…"

Stockholm Historical Society

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Early Maine Photography - Occupational Photography

"… of their trade or profession holding related tools or objects. In mid nineteenth century Maine music was popularized through the efforts of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Beginnings

"Lumber Mill at the Mill Pond, Somesville, ca. 1905 At Somesville, the presence of flowing water meant that mills, such as this lumber mill, could be…"

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

"Ship's Caulking Tool KitDavistown Museum Work was plentiful for ship caulkers, whose job was to fill the seams between the wooden planking."

Windham Historical Society

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

"A blindfold statue symbolizes the passage from outer darkness to inner light, and trade implements have mystical and symbolic meaning. The tools of…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"… blowing nonstop till it ran out of steam and died away. Many of the workers just walked away from the hill, leaving tools and equipment behind."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 4 of 4

"… Part II: A Little Museum of Smokehouse Tools and Implements Dip nets at McCurdy's Smokehouse, LubecLubec Landmarks When McCurdy’s closed…"