Bucket Factory and Pail Mill, Edmunds, Maine

Photograph

Dennys River Historical Society

Bucket Factory and Pail Mill, Edmunds, Maine, c. 1880

A bucket factory was located on the Edmunds side of the Dennys River, just below the Lincoln's mill dam. Marked on the 1861 map of the Dennysville Village, it has disappeared by 1881, replaced by machine shop. The roof of the mill worker's boarding house is visible above the roofline of the factory building, and the famous State Seal pines are located beside it. Photo Courtesy of The Tides Institute, Eastport, Maine

Name/Title

Bucket Factory and Pail Mill, Edmunds, Maine

Description

A bucket factory was located on the Edmunds side of the Dennys River, just below the Lincoln's mill dam in the mid-nineteenth century. Marked on the 1861 map of the Dennysville Village and operated by G. and C. Eastman, by 1881 it had been replaced by a machine shop. The mill worker's boarding house is visible above the roofline of the factory building, and the famous State Seal pines are located on the bank beside it. Stacks of lumber are piled to dry on the bank above. Photo courtesy of The Tides Institute, Eastport, Maine.

Collection

Hallowell Collection at the Tides Institute, Photos for Map