THE LAST SHINGLE MILL

SCALING SHINGLES into bins after they’ve been cut and edged is Philip Gardner. (Edward French photo)

WARMING UP TO SPRING PLANTING AND HARVESTS. Picking some flat-leaf parsley at the South Street greenhouse in Eastport is Barbara Barrett. The greenhouse is owned by Will Bradbury, with several gardeners using it to grow vegetables and herbs... (Edward French photo)

A KEY EMPLOYER for Irish immigrants in the area was the Pembroke Iron Works, built on the Pennamaquan River in 1828 and at one point producing 5,000 tons of iron goods a year until it burned down on February 14, 1883. From there, many Irish went to work for the sardine factories in Eastport.