J. T. O'Reilly Record of West Branch Drive, North Twin
Scope and Contents
Daily record of a log drive on the West Branch of the Penobscot River from April 13 to August 5, 1905.
Dates
- April 13-August 5, 1905
Creator
- O'Reilly, J. T. (Person)
Restrictions on Access
No restrictions on access.
Restrictions on Use
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Historical Note
The first lumbering operation on the West Branch of the Penobscot River was started on July 5, 1828. In the years after 1900 the Great Northern Paper Company held back its logs at the newly constructed Millinocket mill on the Penobscot River. Logs coming out of the West Branch of the Penobscot had to be boomed in and towed down more than twelve miles of lakes (Ambajejus, Pemadumcook, North Twin, and Elbow). They had to be sluiced through a dam at the foot of North Twin, where they were given a primary sorting. The North Twin Dam was built on the river for the purpose of raising a sufficient head of water to float the logs and timber down the Penobscot River.
Extent
1 folder (1 item ; 27 cm)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Daily record of a log drive on the West Branch of the Penobscot River from April 13 to August 5, 1905.
General
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- Diaries Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Log driving -- Maine -- Penobscot River Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Penobscot River, West Branch (Me.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Records Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Title
- Guide to the J. T. O'Reilly Record of West Branch Drive, North Twin
- Status
- No Additional Box Or Folder List For This Small Collection
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- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English.
Repository Details
Part of the Raymond H. Fogler Library Special Collections Repository
5729 Raymond H. Fogler Library
University of Maine
Orono ME 04469-5729 United States
207-581-1686
