Searsport in Waldo County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
The Site of a Lumber Mill 1890 / Site d'une scierie, 1890
Searsport, Maine
— The Museum in the Streets —
Photographed By James True, August 25, 2011
1. The Site of a Lumber Mill 1890 Marker
On the site across the stream, there was first a grain and then a lumber mill. The dammed up stream provided power to turn the wheel to grind the grain or saw the logs. The stream also provided a conduit for logs floated down to the mill. Note the unpaved road and cribwork construction of the bridge in the photograph, the granite no doubt from nearby quarries in Frankfort. On November 2, 1912, Sally E. Dow wrote, "I recall as a young child watching True Green, lamp-lighter, climb his ladder to the very light here pictured. It must have been in the late nineties for I was about chin-high with the sill of the window directly facing the post." The other photograph shows the ice house (c. 1915) where before electricity ice was cut from the pond behind the dam and stored for summer use.
Erected 2009 by The Museum in the Streets®. (Marker Number 12.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the The Museum in the Streets®: Searsport, Maine
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Location. 44° 27.403′ N, 68° 55.689′ W. Marker is in Searsport, Maine, in Waldo County. Marker is on West Main Street (Rt. US-1) west of Steamboat Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Searsport ME 04974, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Searsport House (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Raising the Flag / Hisser le drapeau (about 700 feet away); Early Banking / Les premières banques (about 700 feet away); Peter Ward, Ship Carpenter: Living and Working in a Neighborhood of Artisans (approx. 0.2 miles away); Making a Living / Gagner sa vie (approx. 0.2 miles away); Main Street, 1875 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Liberty Tree Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Searsport Cyclone May 22, 1921 / Le Cyclone de Searsport, le 22 mai 1921 (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Searsport.
More about this marker. Marker #12 (of 17) in "The Museum in the Streets". The text on the Marker is in English, followed by a French translation.
Photographed By James True, August 25, 2011
2. The Site of a Lumber Mill 1890 Marker
Photographed By James True, August 25, 2011
3. Main Street Today
View of Main Street, looking east, as it is today
Credits. This page was last revised on December 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2011, by James True of Newark, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 579 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 30, 2011, by James True of Newark, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Transcription of the French text • Can you help?
