Keywords: Dragon Cement
Item 27826
Creighton Limekilns, Thomaston, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Land Claims, Economic Opportunities?
The landmark 1980 Maine Indian Land Claims Settlement Act provided $81.6 million to Maine Indians for economic development, land purchase and other purposes. The money and increased land holdings, however, have not solved economic and employment issues for Maine Indians.
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1870 to 1915
"… company Cementos Portland Valderrivas, operates Dragon Products, the only cement manufacturing facility in New England. <- Prev."
Site Page
Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740
"… which continues to this day in the form of Dragon Cement. Samuel Waldo built the first limekiln in which to burn stone quarried from the former…"
