Publication Date
12-1-2009
Document Type
Article
First Page
53
Last Page
74
Abstract
This essay reviews the major economic trends in Maine’s paper industry since the late nineteenth century. It sets the context at national and regional levels, offers a broad statistical picture of the industry’s production in Maine, and concludes with a focus on Maine’s “mill towns.” Paper production is a branch of a larger industry that converts primary fiber — logs, chips, wastepaper, rags, or market pulp — into paper.
Recommended Citation
Ireland, Lloyd C.. "Papermaking in Maine: Economic Trends from 1894 to 2000." Maine History 45, 1 (2009): 53-74. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainehistoryjournal/vol45/iss1/6