Maine Memory Network

Mexico Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"It was these achievements that kept Oxford in the forefront of coated papers. In 1946, Oxford's No. 11 Paper Machine was completely rebuilt…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 4 of 4

"Leane and Elliott E. “Bud” Burns, The Oxford Paper Company, 1958; A History of Rumford, Maine 1774-1972 by John J. Leane and 1972-2000 by Elliott E."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"… generation of his family to become President of Oxford. He had worked summers in the industry while attending college and then worked full time in…"

Historic Hallowell - A Bay State Exodus

"… were Ephraim and Martha Ballard, who came from Oxford, Massachusetts. Ephraim brought the skills of a surveyor which were much in demand, and…"

Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"Leane and Elliott E. “Bud” Burns, The Oxford Paper Company, 1958; A History of Rumford, Maine 1774-1972 by John J. Leane and 1972-2000 by Elliott E."

Fryeburg Historical Society

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Early Maine Photography - War - Page 1 of 2

"Born in Oxford, New Hampshire in 1755, Sawyer joined the Continental Army in 1777 and participated in the Battles of Saratoga."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"… Stand Firm Ye Boys from Maine, Thomas Desjardin, Oxford University Press, 1995 Civil War Regiments from Maine, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlin, Federal…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"The Oxford Story published in 1958 by the Oxford Paper Company is a detailed story of the Chisholm family and the growth of the company."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dr. Charles Snell, Bangor, ca. 1867

"… pictured practiced in Bangor and his father in Oxford County. John Martin (1823-1907) drew this sketch of the son "to show how near I can draw or…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"Thus was born his great Oxford Paper Company on December 7, 1899 and ratified by the State Attorney General the next day."

Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"She was born in Oxford, Massachusetts, and raised in a family that included physicians (her uncle was a doctor as were two brothers-in-law)."

Franco-American Heritage Center at St. Mary's

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"… Rumford Falls Realty Company, and, finally, Oxford Paper Company (which was to become a family business, run by his son, Hugh J. Chisholm, Jr."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Byron

"… a small town located in the northeast corner of Oxford County. To the west is the town of Andover, and to the south is the town of Roxbury."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… and realized the economic possibilities of the Oxford Paper Company bringing jobs to the area, he purchased a large tract of land that became known…"

Rumford Area Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"… Region) has traditionally been allied with the Oxford Hills school district, and continues to send both its vocational and Adult Ed students to…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… of the International Paper Company and the Oxford Paper Company were constantly sprayed with water to reduce the possibility of fires."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"… the building boom due to the construction of the Oxford Paper Company across the Androscoggin River in Rumford."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 5 of 5

"2, Modern Series. New York: Oxford University Press, 1930. Bilodeau, Christopher. “The Paradox of Sagadahoc: The Popham Colony, 1607-1608.” Early…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Temperance Membership

"… banner demonstrates the cultural vibrancy of Oxford County in the decades before the Civil War."