Mainland Cumberland was home to dozens of saw, grist, carding, and stave mills over the years.
John Powell built a sawmill and gristmill on Felt’s Brook above Broad Cove around 1730. Mill Brook in West Cumberland was home to at least six mills, including Mountforts Mill.
Five mills were located on Mill Road in 1871, with others on the Gray Road and the brook between Blanchard and Range roads.
