Millinocket

by David R. Duplisea

Book Overview

The town of Millinocket rests at the junction where the West Branch of the Penobscot River and the Millinocket Stream converge. In 1898, settlers arrived in the area and carved a town out of the wilderness, constructing the Great Northern Paper Company, the largest paper mill in the world at that time. Utilizing the waterways, lumbermen floated the logs downriver to feed the mill and export paper around the globe. The town and mill sprang up practically...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738556548
• ISBN13: 9780738556543
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.2"