Author: Emma R. Bouthillette
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439660816
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Captain Richard Vines founded Winter Harbor in 1616. The small coastal village, now known as Biddeford, is the largest city in York County, with more than twenty-one thousand" residents. During the nineteenth century, the city experienced a boom from the textile industry when textile magnate Samuel Batchelder established Pepperell Manufacturing Company, which rapidly became an international brand. The city suffered when textile manufacturing moved south in the mid-twentieth century, abandoning its expansive infrastructure along the Saco River. In 2004, Mayor Wallace Nutting organized local residents in a revitalization effort for the downtown area, and developers renovated historic mill buildings into residential and commercial space. Join author and lifelong Biddeford resident Emma Bouthillette as she revisits the city's early history and explores its recent rebirth.
A Brief History of Biddeford
Author: Emma R. Bouthillette
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439660816
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Captain Richard Vines founded Winter Harbor in 1616. The small coastal village, now known as Biddeford, is the largest city in York County, with more than twenty-one thousand" residents. During the nineteenth century, the city experienced a boom from the textile industry when textile magnate Samuel Batchelder established Pepperell Manufacturing Company, which rapidly became an international brand. The city suffered when textile manufacturing moved south in the mid-twentieth century, abandoning its expansive infrastructure along the Saco River. In 2004, Mayor Wallace Nutting organized local residents in a revitalization effort for the downtown area, and developers renovated historic mill buildings into residential and commercial space. Join author and lifelong Biddeford resident Emma Bouthillette as she revisits the city's early history and explores its recent rebirth.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439660816
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Captain Richard Vines founded Winter Harbor in 1616. The small coastal village, now known as Biddeford, is the largest city in York County, with more than twenty-one thousand" residents. During the nineteenth century, the city experienced a boom from the textile industry when textile magnate Samuel Batchelder established Pepperell Manufacturing Company, which rapidly became an international brand. The city suffered when textile manufacturing moved south in the mid-twentieth century, abandoning its expansive infrastructure along the Saco River. In 2004, Mayor Wallace Nutting organized local residents in a revitalization effort for the downtown area, and developers renovated historic mill buildings into residential and commercial space. Join author and lifelong Biddeford resident Emma Bouthillette as she revisits the city's early history and explores its recent rebirth.
Biddeford
Author: Charles L. Butler
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738513034
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
In the 1700s and early 1800s, Biddeford was a small, prosperous village dependent on fishing, lumbering, shipbuilding, and merchant mills for its wealth. In 1830, New England's industrial revolution brought massive investment and development to the town. The Saco Water Power Company was developed, two large textile companies were established, and six hundred buildings and thirty-six streets were constructed between 1829 and 1849. Biddeford quickly became the most ethnically and culturally diverse city in Maine. The city thrived for more than one hundred years, but the Great Depression brought hard times to Biddeford. Through images, Biddeford tells the compelling story of this remarkable city.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738513034
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
In the 1700s and early 1800s, Biddeford was a small, prosperous village dependent on fishing, lumbering, shipbuilding, and merchant mills for its wealth. In 1830, New England's industrial revolution brought massive investment and development to the town. The Saco Water Power Company was developed, two large textile companies were established, and six hundred buildings and thirty-six streets were constructed between 1829 and 1849. Biddeford quickly became the most ethnically and culturally diverse city in Maine. The city thrived for more than one hundred years, but the Great Depression brought hard times to Biddeford. Through images, Biddeford tells the compelling story of this remarkable city.
The New England Historical and Genealogical Register
Author:
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ISBN:
Category : New England
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Beginning in 1924, Proceedings are incorporated into the Apr. number.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New England
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Beginning in 1924, Proceedings are incorporated into the Apr. number.
Merchant Sail
Author: William Armstrong Fairburn
Publisher:
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Category : Commission merchants
Languages : en
Pages : 888
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Commission merchants
Languages : en
Pages : 888
Book Description
Public Documents of the State of Maine; Being the Reports of the Various Public Officers and Departments
Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Maine
Author: Maine. Adjutant General
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maine
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maine
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Annual Report
Author: Maine. Adjutant-General's Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maine
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Maine
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Report
Author: Maine. Adjutant General
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Annual Report
Author: Maine. Adjutant General
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Biddeford Pool
Author: Margo Alley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781598726558
Category : Biddeford Pool (Me.)
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781598726558
Category : Biddeford Pool (Me.)
Languages : en
Pages : 157
Book Description