1730: Decade papermaking began in Maine at a Westbrook mill.
1888: Year Hugh Chisholm built Otis Falls Pulp Co. mill in Jay.
25: Number of pulp mills in Maine in 1890.
13: Number of those that were ground wood mills.
157 tons: Number those ground wood mills were rated per day.
Source: www.pulpandpaper.org
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