Maine Memory Network

S. H. McCollester, Westbrook Seminary, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Abplanalp Library, UNE Date: circa 1865 Location: Portland; Westbrook Media: Carte de visite

Sarah Ray laureate of arts degree, Westbrook Seminary, 1885

Contributed by: Abplanalp Library, UNE Date: 1885-06-25 Location: Deering; Westbrook; Portland Media: Ink on paper

174 Westbrook Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Fred W. Leighton Use: Dwelling

169 Westbrook Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Gertrude S. Leavitt Use: Dwelling

Proposed High School for the City of Westbrook, Westbrook, 1910-1913

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1910–1913 Location: Westbrook Client: City of Westbrook Architect: Frederick A. Tompson; Miller & Beal Inc.

Westbrook First Baptist Church, Westbrook, 1888-1954

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1888–1954 Location: Westbrook Client: Westbrook First Baptist Church Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Westbrook Seminary: Educating Women

Westbrook Seminary, built on Stevens Plain in 1831, was founded to educate young men and young women. Seminaries traditionally were a form of advanced secondary education. Westbrook Seminary served an important function in admitting women students, for whom education was less available in the early and mid nineteenth century.

Silk Manufacturing in Westbrook

Cultivation of silkworms and manufacture of silk thread was touted as a new agricultural boon for Maine in the early 19th century. However, only small-scale silk production followed. In 1874, the Haskell Silk Co. of Westbrook changed that, importing raw silk, and producing silk machine twist threat, then fabrics, until its demise in 1930.

Westbrook Historical Society

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 1 of 2

"Hutchinson sold his share to Colonel Thomas Westbrook in the late 1720’s. John Wentworth John Wentworth was Born in Portsmouth New Hampshire, was…"

Josiah Parsons Home Westport Island Maine
by Deborah G. Greenleaf

Westport Island historical information

Mosher family history and my career at S.D. Warren
by Abbott Mosher

My family settled the Westbrook region and I am a 4th generation paper maker at S.D. Warren.