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Ches
tnut
Res
tora
tion
Fie
ld T
our
Satu
rday
, Oct
ober
7, 2
017
Vien
na, R
eadf
ield
, and
Win
thro
p, M
aine
Page
1
Map
with
driv
ing
rout
e an
d to
ur st
ops.
Page
2
Page
3
STO
P 1:
Vie
nna,
Mai
ne
Ches
tnut
Col
d To
lera
nce
& D
iseas
e Re
sista
nce
Prop
erty
Ow
ner:
Mai
ne W
oodl
and
Owne
rs T
rust
Pr
oper
ty N
ame:
Ladd
For
est
Loca
tion:
Vie
nna
Year
Acq
uire
d: 2
000
Acre
age
(app
rox)
: 130
Do
nor:
Ches
ter L
add
Desc
riptio
n: T
his p
rope
rty
is lo
cate
d on
the
Cum
ner R
oad
in V
ienn
a. A
lthou
gh th
e m
ajor
ity o
f the
lot
is pr
oduc
tive
fore
st la
nd, a
bout
40
acre
s con
sist o
f wet
land
s, sw
amps
and
mea
dow
s. Th
e te
rrai
n is
rolli
ng to
flat
with
occ
asio
nal r
ock
outc
ropp
ings
. Ke
y Fe
atur
es: T
he m
ost p
rom
inen
t key
feat
ures
of t
his p
rope
rty
are
Bent
Pon
d, lo
cate
d ne
ar th
e ce
nter
of t
he p
rope
rty,
and
fron
tage
on
Blac
k Po
nd.
Publ
ic A
cces
s Inf
orm
atio
n: M
aine
Woo
dlan
d Ow
ners
mak
es a
ll of
its p
rope
rtie
s ope
n an
d av
aila
ble
to
the
publ
ic. W
e as
k th
at th
e pu
blic
trea
t all
of o
ur p
rope
rtie
s with
resp
ect.
Allo
wed
use
s on
this
fore
st
inclu
de h
ikin
g, h
untin
g, n
atur
e w
alks
, and
snow
mob
iling
. All-
Terr
ain
Vehi
cles (
ATV’
s) a
re n
ot a
llow
ed
on M
aine
Woo
dlan
d O
wne
rs p
rope
rty
unle
ss th
ere
is a
writ
ten
agre
emen
t with
a lo
cal A
TV cl
ub.
Ther
e is
no a
gree
men
t for
ATV
use
on
this
prop
erty
. No
cam
pfire
s or o
vern
ight
cam
ping
is a
llow
ed o
n an
y M
aine
Woo
dlan
d O
wne
rs p
rope
rty.
We
ask
that
you
carr
y ou
t wha
t you
carr
y in
and
leav
e th
e pr
oper
ty a
s you
foun
d it.
Con
tact
us d
irect
ly w
ith a
ny q
uest
ions
conc
erni
ng a
llow
ed p
ublic
use
s of o
ur
prop
erty
.
Page
4
Dis
ease
Res
ista
nce
and
Cold
Tol
eran
ce R
esto
ratio
n T
est P
lant
ings
in M
aine
Back
grou
nd: T
he M
aine
chap
ter i
s abo
ut fi
ve y
ears
aw
ay fr
om p
rodu
cing
signi
fican
t am
ount
s of p
oten
tially
bl
ight
resis
tant
B3F
3 se
ed th
at in
corp
orat
es M
aine
nativ
e so
urce
s. T
here
is u
ncer
tain
ty h
ow w
ell a
dapt
ed th
is m
ater
ial w
ill b
e to
col
d M
aine
win
ters
as th
ere
is ev
iden
ce o
f a tr
adeo
ff be
twee
n bl
ight
resis
tanc
e fr
om
Chin
ese
sour
ces a
nd th
eir v
ulne
rabi
lity
to w
inte
r sho
ot in
jury
(Saie
lli et
al.
2014
). T
hese
ear
ly tri
als w
ill
prov
ide
data
on
blig
ht re
sista
nce
and
cold
ada
ptat
ion
whi
ch w
ill b
e in
form
ativ
e fo
r a re
intro
duct
ion
prog
ram
in
Main
e an
d ot
her n
orth
ern
bree
ding
zon
es.
Res
earc
h qu
estio
n: H
ow d
o Ca
stane
a de
ntata
seed
sour
ces f
rom
con
trast
ing
tem
pera
ture
zon
es a
nd le
vels
of
blig
ht re
sista
nce
perf
orm
in fo
rest
ed se
tting
s in
Main
e?
Appr
oach
: Sele
ct se
ed so
urce
s fro
m p
opul
atio
ns a
cros
s con
trast
ing
tem
pera
ture
zon
es (w
arm
vs.
cold
) and
le
vels
of re
sista
nce
(nat
ive,
Chin
ese,
B3F2
, B3F
3) a
nd te
st th
eir p
erfo
rman
ce in
mix
ed-fa
mily
blo
ck p
lantin
gs
unde
r ope
ratio
nal f
ield
cond
ition
s on
two
loca
tions
in M
aine
(tabl
e 1)
. E
xper
imen
tal D
esig
n: 2
x 3
inco
mpl
ete
fact
orial
rand
omiz
ed c
ompl
ete
mix
ed-fa
mily
blo
ck d
esig
n,
repl
icate
d ac
ross
two
loca
tions
. A to
tal o
f 6 c
ombi
natio
ns o
f pro
vena
nce
and
impr
ovem
ent f
or d
iseas
e re
sista
nce
will
be
plan
ted
on an
8’ x
8’ s
pacin
g in
36
tree
mix
ed-fa
mily
plo
ts (~
5 so
urce
s with
in e
ach
fam
ily
plot
), ra
ndom
ized
in th
ree
repl
icate
blo
cks w
ithin
eac
h lo
catio
n. T
he to
tal a
rea
need
ed fo
r eac
h sit
e is
a lit
tle
over
an
acre
, inc
ludi
ng a
sing
le bo
rder
row
of M
aine
B3F2
’s su
rrou
ndin
g ea
ch lo
catio
n (fi
gure
1.).
Fi
gure
1. S
chem
atic
Lay
out f
or a
Sin
gle
Loca
tion:
Ch
ines
e M
E -
nativ
e V
A –
B3F
2 V
A –
B3F
3 V
A -
nativ
e M
E –
B3F
2
M
E –
B3F
2 V
A -
nativ
e M
E -
nativ
e V
A –
B3F
2 V
A –
B3F
3 Ch
ines
e
V
A –
B3F
3 M
E -
nativ
e V
A –
B3F
2 Ch
ines
e V
A -
nativ
e M
E –
B3F
2
Bl
ock
1
Bloc
k 2
Bl
ock
3 N
ote:
each
cell
repr
esen
ts a
plo
t of 3
6 tre
es fr
om b
etw
een
4 to
6 so
urce
s in
an in
timat
e m
ixtu
re (6
tree
s x 6
tre
es).
The
iden
tities
of e
ach
tree
is m
ainta
ined
in th
e fie
ld so
that
with
in so
urce
of v
ariat
ion
coul
d be
qu
antif
ied.
Exp
erim
enta
l Loc
atio
ns:
One
loca
tion
was
plan
ted
on M
aine
Woo
dlan
ds O
wne
rs T
rust
pro
perty
in a
rece
ntly
harv
este
d sh
elter
woo
d in
Vien
na, M
E (4
4.53
25,-7
0.01
41) a
nd th
e ot
her i
n an
old
field
on
New
Eng
land
Fore
stry
Fou
ndat
ion
Trus
t pr
oper
ty in
Kno
x, M
E (4
4.52
02,-6
9.27
08).
See
dlin
gs w
ere
grow
n in
the
gree
nhou
se w
ith se
edlin
gs ‘d
e-nu
tted’
be
fore
plan
ting
in th
e fie
ld.
Seed
lings
wer
e pr
otec
ted
with
12”
alu
min
um fl
ashi
ng.
Dee
r fen
cing
will
be
cons
ider
ed as
nee
ded.
The
majo
rity
of c
ompe
ting
unde
rsto
ry h
ardw
ood
and
herb
aceo
us v
eget
atio
n w
ere
treat
ed w
ith h
erbi
cide
prio
r to
and
post
plan
ting
as n
eces
sary
. R
efer
ence
s:
Saiel
li,T.
M.,
P.G
. Sch
aber
g, G
.J. H
awley
, J.M
. Halm
an, a
nd K
.M. G
urne
y. 20
14. G
enet
ics a
nd si
lvicu
ltura
l tre
atm
ents
influ
ence
the
grow
th a
nd sh
oot w
inte
r inj
ury o
f Am
erica
n ch
estn
ut in
Ver
mon
t. Fo
rest
Scie
nce.
60(6
):106
8 –1
076.
Page
5
Tab
le 1.
Sou
rces
of s
eed
by te
mpe
ratu
re z
one
and
leve
l of b
light
resi
stan
ce.
Tem
pSo
urce
of
Res
ista
nce
Fam
ilyFa
m. C
ode
Zone
War
mC
hine
seTr
ee1&
2,N
HA
War
mC
hine
seTr
ee 3
, NH
B
War
mC
hine
seG
reg
Mille
rC
War
mC
hine
seVT
-EX0
22xO
P, E
ssex
, VT
D
War
mC
hine
seC
lark
Far
m, A
shfie
ld, M
AE
War
mN
ativ
eSC
BI 4
5, F
ront
Roy
al O
rch,
VAA
War
mN
ativ
eG
AHT1
xOP,
Wag
onG
ap, N
CB
War
mN
ativ
e(P
ine
Mtn
. Orc
h), H
arla
n, K
YC
Col
dN
ativ
eEM
-193
, Em
bden
, ME
A
Col
dN
ativ
eEm
bden
, ME
B
Col
dN
ativ
eBu
lk, S
herb
urne
Orc
hard
, NY
C
Col
dN
ativ
eBu
lked
, Zoa
r Orc
hard
, NY
D
Col
dN
ativ
eA1
524,
Penn
ypac
k Tr
ust,
PAE
War
mB3
F2TT
U-G
32, T
NSU
M1
x VA
89A
War
mB3
F2TT
U-H
12, T
NSU
M1
x VA
89B
War
mB3
F2TT
U-B
7, T
NSU
M1
x VA
89C
War
mB3
F2TT
U-C
27, T
NSU
M1
x VA
89D
War
mB3
F2TT
U-K
2, T
NC
LA1
x G
L28
E
Col
dB3
F2AH
04-3
340x
OP(
WxG
L367
)A
Col
dB3
F2AH
03-3
242x
OP(
ACxC
H19
9)B
Col
dB3
F2AH
05-2
504x
OP(
FxC
H52
6)C
Col
dB3
F2H
-4-1
16 (L
ovel
l/How
lett)
D
Col
dB3
F2H
-3-4
19 (S
ebec
/Dic
kie)
E
War
mB3
F2H
-2-1
58 (J
ay/L
indg
ren)
F
War
mB3
F3D
4-27
-78
A
War
mB3
F3D
9-29
-143
B
War
mB3
F3D
2-10
-3C
War
mB3
F3D
3-27
-46
D
War
mB3
F3D
5-28
-88
E
Page
6
Ackn
owle
dgem
ents
:
Tria
l Lay
out f
or th
e Sh
elte
rwoo
d tre
atm
ent
Prel
imin
ary
Gro
wth
Res
ults
(201
7)
Layo
ut/P
lant
ing
volu
ntee
rs:
Dar
rah
Wag
ner
Beck
y M
cMah
on
Robi
n M
cMah
on
Al &
Judy
Fau
st
Hun
ter M
anley
Z
ac R
agot
Br
ian R
oth
Pete
r & B
etty
Boh
man
E
ric E
vans
Je
anne
Siv
iski
Gle
n Th
omps
on
Ant
hony
Bur
gess
Bo
b W
eir
Larr
y To
tten
Tom
Klak
G
reg
LeCl
air
Seed
con
tribu
tors
: Je
ff D
onah
ue
Ken
dra
Gur
ney
Sara
Fits
imm
onz
Tom
Saie
lli
Mat
t Brin
kman
Bi
ll Po
well
A
ndy
New
hous
e Ro
ger W
illby
M
ark
Stoa
kes
Mar
tin C
ipol
lini
Scot
Fre
idho
f G
len R
ea
Eric
Eva
ns
Curti
s Laf
fin
Bo
rder
PA
B3F2
: PA-
B3F2
160
3, P
A-gv
01-1
2-92
5
6) O
rang
e - M
V B3
F3
Border B3F2: PA-B3F2 1606
Border PA B3F2: PA-B3F2 1607
Border PA B3F2: PA-B3F2 1607
Border PA B3F2: PA-B3F2 1603
1) R
ed -
Chin
ese
2) Y
ello
w -
Sout
h Na
tive
3) L
ime
- Nor
th N
ativ
e4)
Whi
te -
Sou
th B
3F2
5) B
lue
- Nor
th B
3F2
Bord
er B
3F2:
PA-
B3F2
160
6, P
A-gv
01-5
76
Bord
er P
A B3
F2: P
A-B3
F2 1
607,
PA-
gv01
-520
Bord
er M
A B3
F2: A
H05-
2693
FG
Page
7
Stop
2: R
eadf
ield
, Mai
ne
Fac
tory
Squ
are
Hist
ory,
Larg
e Su
rviv
ing
Ches
tnut
Tre
e an
d Ge
rmpl
asm
Con
serv
atio
n in
Mai
ne
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FACT
ORY
SQUA
RE &
BEA
N M
ILLS
REV
ISIT
ED
Read
field
His
tory
Wal
k #2
6
5/15
/201
5
By D
ale
Pott
er-C
lark
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lear
n m
ore
abou
t Rea
dfie
ld H
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ry W
alks
vis
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All R
ight
s Res
erve
d by
Dal
e Po
tter
Cla
rk
Belo
w: F
acto
ry d
am o
n M
ill S
trea
m R
oad
circ
a 19
30
Belo
w: T
he m
ill p
ond
with
in F
acto
ry S
quar
e
Belo
w: U
pper
dam
at B
ean’
s Mill
s circ
a 19
00
Abov
e: T
his h
istor
ical
sign
onc
e st
ood
at B
ean’
s Mill
s.
Belo
w: W
oole
n M
ill a
nd o
ffice
bui
ldin
g on
Fac
tory
St.
Belo
w: B
arre
l Fac
tory
on
Fact
ory
Stre
et (G
iles R
d)
Belo
w: F
acto
ry d
am o
n M
ill S
trea
m R
oad
in 1
961
Belo
w: C
arria
ge S
hop
and
Gris
t Mill
on
Mill
Str
eam
Roa
d
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10
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3 o
f 6
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015
All R
ight
s Res
erve
d by
Dal
e Po
tter
Cla
rk
“T
he L
arch
es”
c190
0 kn
own
as G
ov. J
onat
han
Hunt
on
hous
e. T
he fi
rst h
ouse
bui
lt on
this
lot,
by R
ev. C
arpe
nter
Sm
ith, w
as b
rick
and
sat f
urth
er w
est,
near
the
stre
am a
nd
Jam
es C
raig
’s ‘G
rist M
ill P
ond”
. To
day
this
hous
e is
owne
d by
Will
and
Bon
nie
Harr
is.
N
atha
niel
Bar
tlett
hou
se. H
e an
d N
atha
niel
May
o as
sum
ed
oper
atio
ns a
t Joe
l Bea
n’s c
ardi
ng a
nd fu
lling
mill
in 1
819.
Cu
rren
t hom
e of
Geo
rge
Alle
n.
Sy
lvan
us a
nd S
ophr
onia
(Van
ce) G
iles.
The
y m
oved
par
t of
the
orig
inal
Cor
nfor
th h
ouse
to b
ecom
e pa
rt o
f thi
s hom
e.
In th
e le
ft c
olum
n:
1.F.
I. Br
own
hous
e an
d St
ore
in 1
892.
Cur
rent
hom
e of
Jo
hn K
nox.
2.
Char
les P
. Gre
eley
hou
se. H
e pu
rcha
sed
Jose
ph F
ogg’
s ta
nner
y w
hich
(in
1815
) had
bee
n bu
ilt a
bove
the
four
th
dam
on
Fact
ory
Squa
re. C
urre
nt h
ome
of D
an M
eyer
. 3.
Corn
fort
h ho
use.
He
built
the
Woo
len
Mill
. Cur
rent
hom
e of
Cha
rlie
Knig
ht.
4.M
ilton
Bea
n ho
use.
The
Bea
ns b
uilt
the
first
dam
then
st
arte
d se
vera
l ent
erpr
ises o
n th
e st
ream
. Tor
sey
Pond
w
as c
alle
d Jo
el B
ean’
s Mill
Pon
d fo
r man
y ye
ars.
Cur
rent
ho
me
of G
ene
Carb
ona.
Page
11
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4 o
f 6
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015
All R
ight
s Res
erve
d by
Dal
e Po
tter
Cla
rk
Will
iam
Tur
ner
c.18
44 a
t O
ld K
ents
Hill
Roa
d w
as
incl
uded
on
the
Fact
ory
Squa
re h
isto
ry w
alk
on 1
0/11
/13.
This
dam
on
Hand
y St
ream
is o
n th
e O
ld K
ents
Hill
Rd.
Ha
ndy
Stre
am w
as o
rigin
ally
cal
led
Whi
te S
trea
m in
the
earli
est d
ays o
f Rea
dfie
ld’s
sett
lem
ent.
Jo
shua
Bea
n III
Tan
nery
and
Cor
dwai
ner S
hop
on H
andy
Str
eam
On
our 1
0/11
/201
3 Hi
stor
y W
alk
we
incl
uded
the
Si
ms-
Curt
is h
ouse
on
Old
Ken
ts H
ill R
oad
but a
t the
tim
e kn
ew n
othi
ng a
bout
the
orig
in o
f the
hou
se o
r w
hat t
he a
djac
ent s
trea
m /
wat
er p
ower
/ da
m w
as
used
for.
No
one
knew
the
orig
in o
f the
nam
e Ha
ndy
St
ream
eith
er o
r who
bui
lt th
at (l
ovel
y ol
d) d
am. A
ll w
e kn
ew w
as th
at th
is w
as p
art o
f the
Fac
tory
Squ
are
indu
stria
l are
a. S
o I d
id a
litt
le d
iggi
ng a
nd b
elow
is
wha
t I c
ame
up w
ith.
Firs
t of a
ll, N
atha
niel
Han
dy li
ved
ther
e ar
ound
193
0 –
th
us th
e na
me
Hand
y St
ream
. The
hou
se w
as b
uilt
by
Will
iam
Tur
ner c
.184
4. T
he la
nd th
is ho
use
sits o
n w
as
sold
to T
urne
r by
Lot M
orril
l in
1847
and
in th
e de
ed it
sa
ys th
at T
urne
r had
alre
ady
built
a d
wel
ling
hous
e on
th
e pr
oper
ty. T
he b
irths
of t
wo
of W
illia
m T
urne
r’s
child
ren
wer
e re
cord
ed in
Rea
dfie
ld. T
he fi
rst w
as b
orn
on
10/
4/18
44 -
whi
ch le
ads m
e to
bel
ieve
this
is ab
out t
he ti
me
Turn
er b
uilt
this
hom
e.
This
parc
el is
loca
ted
on th
e ea
ster
ly li
ne o
f lot
#21
1. W
ater
flow
age
right
s (fr
om th
e ad
join
ing
stre
am a
nd d
am)
wer
e re
serv
ed fo
r Jos
hua
Bean
III t
an y
ard.
The
sout
heas
t cor
ner o
f the
tan
yard
bor
dere
d on
this
prop
erty
.*
Josh
ua B
ean
III w
as a
tann
er a
nd a
cor
dwai
ner (
shoe
mak
er).
It ha
s bee
n pa
ssed
dow
n fr
om o
wne
r to
owne
r ove
r th
e ye
ars t
hat a
n ou
tbui
ldin
g on
this
prop
erty
was
a c
obbl
er sh
op. O
n in
spec
tion
of th
e in
terio
r it i
s ind
eed
of
anci
ent c
onst
ruct
ion
but b
eyon
d or
al h
istor
y w
e do
not
hav
e w
ritte
n do
cum
enta
tion
it w
as th
at o
f Jo
shua
Bea
n III
, but
it se
ems v
ery
feas
ible
it w
as h
is.
In re
ferr
ing
to K
ings
bury
's Hi
stor
y of
Ken
nebe
c Co
unty
pg
. 894
the
follo
win
g in
form
atio
n is
give
n ab
out t
his
ta
nnin
g m
ill: “
Josh
ua B
ean
built
a ta
nner
y an
d a
bark
m
ill b
efor
e 18
15 o
n a
stre
am th
at c
ross
es w
hat u
sed
to
be c
alle
d Ca
mer
on H
ill. T
his w
as in
ope
ratio
n as
late
as
1840
." O
ne o
f the
old
dee
ds fr
om w
hich
I ex
trac
ted
the
ab
ove
info
rmat
ion
refe
rs to
an
adjo
inin
g pr
oper
ty
as ".
..pre
viou
sly k
now
n as
the
Cam
eron
pla
ce...
"
The
sam
e de
ed a
lso re
fers
to B
ean'
s mill
pon
d.**
So
th
is is
whe
re C
amer
on H
ill is
- I h
ave
alw
ays w
onde
red!
An
othe
r pie
ce o
f our
hist
ory
puzz
le so
lved
!
* Ke
nneb
ec C
ount
y Re
gist
ry o
f D
eeds
Boo
k 16
5 Pa
ges
412-
413
1/4/
1847
**
Ken
nebe
c Co
unty
Reg
istr
y of
Dee
ds B
ook
127
Book
403
Page
12
Page
5 o
f 6
© 2
015
All R
ight
s Res
erve
d by
Dal
e Po
tter
Cla
rk
Ab
ove:
Jam
es C
raig
’s “
Grist
Mill
hou
se" o
n Fa
ctor
y Sq
uare
as
it lo
oked
Oct
ober
201
3.
Righ
t: As
it lo
oked
Sep
tem
ber 1
3, 2
014.
Ja
mes
Cra
ig’s
Gri
st,
Saw
mill
and
Mill
Hou
se o
n th
e fo
urth
dam
Belo
w a
re so
me
tidbi
ts a
bout
ano
ther
hou
se th
at w
e kn
ew li
ttle
abo
ut w
hen
we
wal
ked
Fa
ctor
y Sq
uare
in O
ctob
er 2
013.
The
"Gris
t Mill
hou
se" b
roug
ht o
ut si
gnifi
cant
inte
rest
. It
is lo
cate
d on
Fac
tory
Squ
are
next
to th
e st
ream
. I a
ctua
lly st
umbl
ed o
nto
som
e
very
inte
rest
ing
info
rmat
ion
abou
t thi
s hou
se w
hen
rese
arch
ing
for H
istor
y W
alk
#15.
Al
thou
gh th
e in
fo b
elow
focu
ses o
n th
e su
rviv
ing
stru
ctur
e, b
ear i
n m
ind
that
Cra
ig a
lso
Built
the
first
saw
mill
and
gris
t mill
in R
eadf
ield
som
etim
e be
fore
179
0. Th
is ho
use,
loca
ted
on
the
Mill
Str
eam
Ro
ad /
Fact
ory
Sq
uare
, is t
he o
nly
surv
ivin
g st
ruct
ure
fr
om R
eadf
ield
’s
early
indu
stria
l pe
riod.
It w
as in
an
extr
emel
y de
bilit
ated
st
ate
whe
n w
e di
d Re
adfie
ld H
istor
y
Wal
k #
13 in
Oct
ober
201
3. U
nbek
now
n to
us i
t had
bee
n pu
rcha
sed
by B
ob a
nd H
elen
Bitt
ar a
nd w
as d
estin
ed fo
r reh
ab in
the
very
nea
r fut
ure.
In o
ld d
eeds
it is
des
crib
ed
as th
e "G
rist M
ill h
ouse
". O
n N
ovem
ber 1
8, 1
805
Jam
es C
raig
, who
bui
lt th
e gr
ist m
ill a
t Fac
tory
Squ
are,
sold
his
gr
ist m
ill lo
t and
bui
ldin
gs th
ereo
n on
lot #
212
to R
ober
t Pag
e (K
enne
bec R
egist
ry o
f Dee
ds B
ook
9 Pa
ge 5
3). T
he
deed
stat
es th
at o
n th
e la
nd w
as "a
gris
t mill
, hou
se a
nd b
arn.
" Jam
es C
raig
was
the
earli
est a
nd o
ne o
f Rea
dfie
ld's
mos
t visi
ble
and
influ
entia
l ind
ustr
ial p
ione
ers.
Alth
ough
foun
datio
ns st
ill e
xist
, thi
s hou
se is
the
only
surv
ivin
g
fact
ory
or m
ill b
uild
ing
that
was
occ
upie
d / u
sed
durin
g Re
adfie
ld’s
18th
cen
tury
indu
stria
l per
iod.
Da
na F
ogg’
s sto
re w
as lo
cate
d in
the
gree
n ar
ea b
etw
een
Rout
e 17
and
Mill
Str
eam
Roa
d. H
is sla
ught
er h
ouse
was
loca
ted
behi
nd th
at a
bout
whe
re ro
ute
17 is
now
. His
fath
er w
as Jo
seph
Fo
gg w
ho o
wne
d an
d op
erat
ed a
tann
ery
on M
ill S
trea
m, b
ehin
d,
nort
h of
thei
r hou
se, a
nd e
ast o
f / b
ehin
d th
e W
oole
n M
ill.
O
ne m
ore
hous
e w
e di
d no
t kno
w m
uch
abou
t on
our 1
0/20
13
Hist
ory
Wal
k w
as th
e br
ick
hous
e on
Old
Ken
ts H
ill R
oad,
form
erly
th
at o
f Jac
k Sm
art.
Gov.
Ans
on P
. Mor
rill h
ad th
is ho
use
built
or
impr
oved
on
for h
is da
ught
er a
nd h
usba
nd, R
icha
rd a
nd E
llen
Mill
s. M
orril
l sig
ned
it ov
er to
them
on
Chris
tmas
Day
186
5. M
ills
was
one
of t
he o
wne
rs o
f the
Rea
dfie
ld W
oole
n M
anuf
actu
ring
Com
pany
, alo
ng w
ith se
vera
l oth
ers,
for a
few
yea
rs.
Page
13
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f 6
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ight
s Res
erve
d by
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e Po
tter
Cla
rk
Read
field
Cor
ner a
nd F
acto
ry S
quar
e in
185
6
The
red
circ
le in
dica
tes t
he g
ener
al a
rea
of F
acto
ry S
quar
e. T
he st
reet
s tha
t cur
rent
ly su
rrou
nd th
is in
dust
rial
area
are
Mill
Str
eam
Roa
d, G
iles R
oad
and
sect
ions
of M
ain
Stre
et a
nd th
e O
ld K
ents
Hill
Roa
d.
Also
incl
uded
is th
e lo
catio
n of
the
uppe
r dam
at t
he h
ead
of T
orse
y Po
nd.
The
mill
dam
– o
r 4th
dam
- w
as lo
cate
d on
Mill
Str
eam
Roa
d. T
here
wer
e 14
bus
ines
ses a
nd fa
ctor
ies m
anuf
actu
ring
conc
erns
loca
ted
in th
is se
ctio
n of
Fac
tory
Squ
are
at v
ario
us ti
mes
: Jam
es C
raig
’s g
rist m
ill (l
ater
Rec
ord’
s gra
in &
feed
); Cr
aig’
s saw
mill
; Will
iam
s bla
cksm
ith &
car
riage
shop
; che
ese
fact
ory;
sash
fact
ory;
Cur
rier’s
bric
kyar
d; B
ean’
s bric
kyar
d;
Hunt
’s b
ricky
ard;
F.I.
Bro
wn
Stor
e; m
alt h
ouse
and
bre
wer
y; m
eat s
tore
; an
d a
slaug
hter
hous
e.
1)U
pper
dam
at h
ead
of T
orse
y Po
nd.
Loca
ted
here
wer
e; Jo
el B
ean’
s gris
t m
ill; b
ricky
ard;
fulli
ng m
ill a
nd c
ardi
ng
mill
.
2)Ha
ndy
Broo
k da
m p
rovi
ded
a w
ater
so
urce
for J
oshu
a Be
an’s
tann
ery.
3)2nd
and
3rd
dam
s on
Gile
s Roa
d w
ere
refe
rred
to a
s the
fact
ory
dam
s.
Fact
orie
s and
bus
ines
ses i
n th
is ar
ea:
scyt
he fa
ctor
y; w
oole
n m
ill (b
ox
fact
ory)
; woo
len
mill
offi
ce; b
arre
l m
ill; 2
boa
rdin
g ho
uses
; Mor
rell
stor
e / c
loth
ing
man
ufac
tory
; Joh
nson
’s 2
nd
stor
e &
tailo
r sho
p.
Jo
el B
ean
Mill
Str
eam
as i
t was
onc
e ca
lled.
N
ote
the
mill
foun
datio
n on
the
right
. Th
ere
was
a g
ristm
ill, s
awm
ill, f
ullin
g m
ill
and
dwel
ling
hous
e at
this
loca
tion.
M
ore
of th
e re
mai
ning
mill
foun
datio
ns
at B
ean
Mill
s. Jo
el B
ean
built
his
mill
s abo
ut
1802
at t
his l
ocat
ion.
Th
e br
idge
at B
ean
Mill
s was
rebu
ilt in
the
1930
s. In
the
dist
ance
is M
ilton
Bea
n’s
hous
e (C
arbo
na).
Milt
on d
ied
the
sam
e
year
as h
is fa
ther
Joel
, in
1828
.
Page
14
Ger
mpl
asm
Con
serv
atio
n O
rcha
rds (
GC
Os)
in M
aine
Den
tata
Ches
tnut
Page
15
grew
big
ger
and
heal
thie
r
GC
O L
ocat
ions
:
Som
e Ta
ke-A
way
Les
sons
from
Mai
ne G
CO
Pro
ject
thus
far:
Page
16
Page
17
Stop
3: W
inth
rop,
Mai
ne
See
d O
rcha
rd T
our a
nd S
elec
tion
Stra
tegi
es
Prop
erty
Ow
ner:
Mai
ne W
oodl
and
Owne
rs T
rust
Pr
oper
ty N
ame:
Geo
rgia
Ful
ler W
iese
ndan
ger W
ildlif
e Pr
otec
tion
Area
Lo
catio
n: W
inth
rop/
Read
field
Ye
ar A
cqui
red:
201
1 Ac
reag
e (a
ppro
x): 2
98
Dono
r: Ge
orgi
a W
iese
ndan
ger E
stat
e De
scrip
tion:
Thi
s pro
pert
y is
loca
ted
off t
he C
ase
Road
and
sout
h of
Rou
te 2
02 in
Win
thro
p an
d ex
tend
s int
o th
e to
wn
of R
eadf
ield
. The
don
or lo
ved
anim
als a
nd d
onat
ed th
e pa
rcel
s tha
t com
prise
th
is pr
oper
ty w
ith a
stip
ulat
ion
that
ther
e be
no
hunt
ing
allo
wed
. Mai
ne W
oodl
and
Ow
ners
acc
epte
d th
e pr
oper
ty w
ith h
opes
of d
emon
stra
ting
sust
aina
ble
fore
stry
, pro
tect
ing
wild
life
and
crea
ting
wild
life
habi
tat.
Ke
y Fe
atur
es: T
his p
rope
rty
is clo
se to
a p
opul
atio
n ce
nter
, eas
ily a
cces
sed
by th
e pu
blic,
and
a
trem
endo
us e
xam
ple
of a
hea
lthy
vibr
ant f
ores
t ful
l of w
ildlif
e. T
here
are
am
ple
oppo
rtun
ities
for
publ
ic us
e in
cludi
ng h
ikin
g, n
atur
e w
alks
, cro
ss co
untr
y sk
iing
and
snow
shoe
ing.
Pu
blic
Acc
ess I
nfor
mat
ion:
Mai
ne W
oodl
and
Owne
rs m
akes
all
of it
s pro
pert
ies o
pen
and
avai
labl
e to
th
e pu
blic.
We
ask
that
the
publ
ic tr
eat a
ll of
our
pro
pert
ies w
ith re
spec
t. Al
low
ed u
ses o
n th
is fo
rest
in
clude
hik
ing,
nat
ure
wal
ks, a
nd w
inte
r spo
rts a
ctiv
ities
. All-
Terr
ain
Vehi
cles (
ATV’
s) a
re n
ot a
llow
ed
on M
aine
Woo
dlan
d O
wne
rs p
rope
rty
unle
ss th
ere
is a
writ
ten
agre
emen
t with
a lo
cal A
TV cl
ub.
Ther
e is
no a
gree
men
t for
ATV
use
on
this
prop
erty
. No
cam
pfire
s or o
vern
ight
cam
ping
is a
llow
ed o
n an
y M
aine
Woo
dlan
d O
wne
rs p
rope
rty.
We
ask
that
you
carr
y ou
t wha
t you
carr
y in
and
leav
e th
e pr
oper
ty a
s you
foun
d it.
Con
tact
us d
irect
ly w
ith a
ny q
uest
ions
conc
erni
ng a
llow
ed p
ublic
use
s of o
ur
prop
erty
. By
requ
est o
f the
don
or, n
o hu
ntin
g is
allo
wed
on
the
Wie
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ange
r par
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us o
f our
bre
edin
g pr
ogra
m is
to h
arve
st se
eds (
B3-F
2) fr
om th
e m
ost b
light
-resis
tant
tr
ees i
n ou
r thi
rd-b
ackc
ross
(B3)
orc
hard
s, an
d pl
ant t
hem
in o
ur se
ed o
rcha
rds,
whi
ch co
nstit
ute
the
5th
gene
ratio
n of
our
6-g
ener
atio
n br
eedi
ng p
rogr
am.
Afte
r eva
luat
ion
and
sele
ctio
n fo
r blig
ht re
sista
nce
and
Amer
ican
type
, the
seed
orc
hard
s will
pr
oduc
e se
eds (
B3F3
– th
e 6t
h ge
nera
tion)
for c
hest
nut t
est a
nd re
stor
atio
n pl
antin
gs in
Mai
ne’s
fore
sts,
star
ting
in a
bout
202
0. W
e ha
ve tw
o pa
ralle
l and
sepa
rate
pro
gram
s, na
med
for t
he 1
st-
back
cros
s tre
e th
at w
as th
e so
urce
of b
light
resis
tanc
e –
Clap
per a
nd G
rave
s (th
e br
eede
rs w
ho
mad
e th
e or
igin
al C
hine
se-A
mer
ican
cros
ses)
. Ea
ch p
rogr
am h
as 2
0 br
eedi
ng li
nes p
lant
ed in
our
3rd
bac
kcro
ss o
rcha
rds,
and
each
is p
rodu
cing
se
eds f
or a
syst
em o
f 9 re
plic
ate
seed
orc
hard
s (ca
lled
“blo
cks”
). Ea
ch o
f the
9 “b
lock
s” w
ill
even
tual
ly h
ave
one
“plo
t” o
f 150
tree
s pla
nted
from
eac
h of
the
20 b
reed
ing
lines
. The
larg
e
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19
num
bers
of b
reed
ing
lines
and
repl
icat
e pl
ots a
nd b
lock
s is a
n es
sent
ial f
eatu
re o
f our
goa
l to
rest
ore
ches
tnut
s with
eno
ugh
gene
tic d
iver
sity
to th
rive
and
cont
inue
evo
lvin
g in
Mai
ne’s
fore
sts.
O
ur C
lapp
er se
ed o
rcha
rds a
re n
early
com
plet
e, n
eedi
ng o
nly
11 m
ore
plot
s tha
t we
will
pla
nt in
the
com
ing
few
yea
rs. I
n co
ntra
st, o
ur G
rave
s orc
hard
s are
less
than
hal
f fille
d, n
eedi
ng 1
38 m
ore
plot
s to
be
plan
ted
in th
e 9
bloc
ks in
Har
tland
and
Win
thro
p.
In b
oth
prog
ram
s (Gr
aves
and
Cla
pper
) pla
ntin
g st
arte
d in
201
2 an
d ha
s gra
dual
ly p
rogr
esse
d as
our
br
eedi
ng o
rcha
rds s
uppl
ying
the
seed
s hav
e m
atur
ed.
All s
ubse
quen
t act
iviti
es a
re a
lso sp
read
out
ov
er se
vera
l yea
rs, s
tart
ing
with
“ino
cula
ting”
the
tree
s with
live
blig
ht w
hen
they
are
abo
ut 5
yea
rs
old,
follo
wed
by
eval
uatio
n, ro
guei
ng, a
nd re
-eva
luat
ion
of th
e re
mai
ning
tree
s as t
hey
are
culle
d do
wn
to ju
st o
ne p
er o
rigin
al p
lot o
f 150
. Th
is pr
oces
s of s
elec
tion
will
beg
in w
ith o
ur tr
aditi
onal
met
hod
of co
mpa
ring
the
cank
er si
zes,
and
w
ill p
roba
bly
also
mak
e us
e of
em
ergi
ng te
chno
logi
es b
ased
on
gene
tic a
nd b
ioch
emic
al a
naly
sis.
Ultim
ate
eval
uatio
n of
the
qual
ity o
f eac
h tr
ee in
the
seed
orc
hard
s will
be
dem
onst
rate
d by
the
dise
ase
resis
tanc
e an
d Am
eric
an fo
rm o
f its
pro
geny
in th
e fo
rest
test
pla
ntin
gs. W
e ex
pect
to
colle
ct B
3F3
seed
s for
our
firs
t tes
t pla
ntin
gs o
f pot
entia
lly h
ighl
y bl
ight
-resis
tant
tree
s sta
rtin
g ar
ound
202
0. T
his t
estin
g ph
ase
will
cont
inue
for a
t lea
st 1
0 ye
ars a
s we
eval
uate
and
sele
ct in
all
360
plot
s. W
e ex
pect
blig
ht re
sista
nce
to im
prov
e du
ring
that
tim
e, a
s the
sele
ctio
ns a
re re
fined
ba
sed
on in
itial
test
ing
resu
lts, a
nd a
s mor
e lin
es jo
in th
e br
eedi
ng p
opul
atio
n.
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