<Li> Bangor, Maine: 150 miles (242 km) </Li> <Li> Hartford, Connecticut: 187 miles (301 km) </Li> <Li> Stamford, Connecticut: 255 miles (410 km) </Li> <Li> New York City, New York: 285 miles (459 km) </Li>

In 1850 the largest non railroad business in america pepperell mills in maine employed about