City/Town

Berwick (1877)

Map Title

Bird's Eye View of Great Falls Strafford Co. New Hampshire 1877 & Berwick York Co. Maine. From Position North West, Looking South.

Artist

Albert Ruger

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Publication Date

1877

County

York

Artist

Albert Ruger

Lithographer

C.H. Vogt (Firm)

Publisher

J. J. Stoner

Dimensions

55.9 x 63.5 cm

Owner

Maine Historical Society

Additional Institutional Copies

Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education
Maine Historic Preservation Commission
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library
Library of Congress

Population of City/Town at Time of Publication

2,291

Description of City/Town

Berwick is located on the Salmon Falls River opposite Great Falls, New Hampshire. Settled in the seventeenth century, Berwick was incorporated as a town in 1713. In the post-Civil War period, two hundred people were employed in a local shoe factory. Other industries included a soap factory, a candy factory, a tannery, and several sawmills.

Usage Rights

Educational Use Only. For permission to publish or for high resolution images please contact Maine Historical Society's Image Services Department at ImageServices@mainehistory.org

Recommended Citation

Collections of Maine Historical Society.