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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Corn Canning Industry

"Maine was ranked third in the country in corn packing, behind Illinois and New York. The season lasted a mere three weeks."

John Martin: Expert Observer - First electric railroad car in Bangor, 1889

"… this as one of the finest, to see a car literally packed as they were all day & evening chiefly by strangers riding for fun and sake of saying they…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Canoe race, Kenduskeag Stream, Bangor, 1865

"… corn and flour elevator with all available space packed with spectators watching to race. The illustration, which includes the five canoes, has…"

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"Sometimes we’d pack 16 or so little fish in a can. They were called ‘snippers’. The bigger ones, we’d pack four or six to a can."

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"plants specifically identified as such when the syndicate was powerful at the beginning of the century."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"Fish packing plants in South Blue Hill canned clams, mackerel, and herring. Local men fished through the ice for smelt in the winter, packing them…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"… are small and large, some washed, some still packed with dirt. Some white, some brown, some colorful- many shapes, many sizes, many colors."

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

"Burnham & Morrill moved its clam packing business to Portland in 1897, but continued to employ Pine Point diggers because the firm’s reputation had…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… mill at “Devil’s Half Acre”, called The Lubec Packing Company 1881 – 1898 • 23 sardine factories established in Lubec • E.W. Brown & Co."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… Historical Society In 1869, Farmington’s first packing plant or cannery was opened by J.W. Jones."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"The recommended packing, or insulation, was made up of sawdust, charcoal powder, straw, or hay. Occasionally, brick or stone-walled ice houses were…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"The recommended packing, or insulation, was made up of sawdust, charcoal powder, straw, or hay. Occasionally, brick or stone-walled ice houses were…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"An excerpt from his diary reads: I packed my goods, loaded them and started for Mann Hill about 10 o'clock A.M."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"“The herring, being pre-cooked, were soft, so when we packed the small fish in cans, eight or more per can, we just snipped the head off between our…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… the windows, carrying tons of coal and gravel, packing the boiler room and dye house to a depth of three feet, and destroying dye tubs and other…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… surf the web to find the best airfare, pack a bag and you’re off. Such ease of travel is quite recent."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"When Pride Manufacturing suddenly packed up and left town, a $400,000 Business Assistance grant aided a new buyer, American Pride out of New…"

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