The Bucksport mill is seen in this February 1986 file photo. Credit: Bob DeLong | BDN

It’s been five years since the Verso Paper mill in Bucksport shuttered, and on Tuesday one of its largest remains will come down for good.

The stack to the mill’s No. 8 boiler, will be razed between 6 and 10 a.m. Tuesday, and members of the public were invited to watch from the Fort Knox State Historic Site across the river.

Look back on Bucksport’s papermaking history through these vintage BDN photographs.

Credit: Bob DeLong | BDN
Credit: Bob DeLong | BDN
Credit: Bob DeLong | BDN
Credit: Bob DeLong | BDN
Credit: Bob DeLong | BDN
Credit: Bob DeLong | BDN
Credit: Bob DeLong | BDN
Credit: Bob DeLong | BDN

Lindsay Putnam is a senior editor covering Greater Bangor news and sports for the Bangor Daily News, where she has worked since 2018. Lindsay previously worked as an editor and reporter at the New York...

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