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sawmills are born
By 1682 there were twenty-four sawmills operating at the sites of present day Kittery, Wells, and Portland, shipping principally softwood lumber which, unlike hardwood, would float on the navigable streams flowing down to the coast. -
cutting the great pines
the Act said that in any township now laid out or to be laid out in Maine, the Surveyor of Pines and Timber should mark as property of the Crown such pines of more than 24 inch diameter as he should deem fit for Naval masts. -
era of cooparation
development of the lumbering industry in Maine called “era of cooperation,” was lead by lumbermen’s associations. -
the peavey
a pole with a sharp “pick” at the end and a hook (or dog) to grab a log to turn or control it.
