Pejepscot in Topsham in Sagadahoc County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)

The Mighty Androscoggin

— The mighty Androscoggin drives development —

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 14, 2024

1. The Mighty Androscoggin Marker

Inscription.
The Towns That River Power Built
Damming the Androscoggin harnessed the power that attracted industry. From sawmills, wollen mills, then the Cabot cotton mill, to Topsham's pulp and paper mills, the river provided cheap and plentiful power. It drew entrepreneurs who built the industries that then helped build Topsham and Brunswick.

1835...Brunswick Manufacturing Company built this mill of granite to produce cotton textiles. It was part of:
1847 Worumbo Mill
1853 Cabot Company
1857 Cabot Manufacturing Company
1800s Cabot Mill
1900 For nearly 150 years three dams, along the falls powered the mills. Today a single dam generates electrical power.
1910 Mill during rebuilding and expansion between 1890 and 1920
1942 Robert Verney buys mill. Mill closed in 1955.
Though periodic flooding destroyed dams, mills and bridges, they were quickly rebuilt.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 43° 55.335′ N, 69° 58.12′ W. Marker is in Topsham, Maine, in Sagadahoc County. It is in Pejepscot. It is on Summer Street east of Mill Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Topsham ME 04086, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Midcoast Maine

and in Greater Portland.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Site of Fort Andross and Fort George (approx. ¼ mile away); Androscoggin Swinging Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Le Petit Pont (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Androscoggin Swinging Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Founding of the Maine Medical Association (approx. 0.6 miles away); Brunswick Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.6 miles away); Harriet Beecher Stowe House (approx. ¾ mile away); a different marker also named The Harriet Beecher Stowe House (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Topsham.

Also see . . . Androscoggin River (Wikipedia). (Submitted on October 21, 2024, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 14, 2024

2. The Mighty Androscoggin Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 232 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.