Keywords: Extraction industries
Item 109076
Mt. Waldo Granite Company, Frankfort, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1930 Location: Frankfort Media: Glass plate negative
Item 6131
Chemist extracting manganese, New Jersey, 1954
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1954 Media: Photographic print
Item 151354
Wampole Spring House, Poland, 1895
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Poland Client: H. K. Wampole and Co. Architect: John Calvin Stevens
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Maine's natural resources -- granite, limestone and slate in particular -- along with its excellent ports made it a leader in mining and production of the valuable building materials. Stone work also attracted numerous skilled immigrants.
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Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.
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Historic Hallowell - Industrial Recources
"… caulk away deck seams while the Jerry Iron had to extract old seems from the deck seams. The Nog was a small piece or a block of wood, and the Oker…"
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History
"… Western Foothills were of predominantly English extraction, and most arrived in the late 1780’s and early 1790’s, many homesteading on land granted…"
