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In 1848, the Hancock Land Company legacy began
with the purchase of a 400-acre timber stand in Casco, Maine. At the outset, trees were
harvested and hauled to the Crooked River and driven onto Sebago Lake for sale throughout
southern Maine. In the 1880’s lumber manufacturing became an integral part of the
business. Portable mills powered by steam engines were established and traveled to harvest
sites. The Hancock family of businesses, including both Hancock Land and Hancock Lumber
Companies (www.hancocklumber.com), became and
remain today the largest harvester and seller of timber in southern and southwestern
Maine, the world’s largest manufacturer of Eastern White Pine boards, and northern
New England’s largest independent retail lumber dealer. Today,
the Hancock Land Company team vigorously promote a critical mass of multiple-use native
forest systems on more than 30,000 acres of forest in Southern and Western Maine. The
careful and productive management of the forest has long been the foundation for
Maine’s economy and continues to be an essential resource for outdoor recreation
enthusiasts. Hancock Land Company employs high environmental standards, prioritizing
native biological diversity and other ecological considerations. |
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