Keywords: Fish Hatcheries
Item 15605
Littleton Fish Hatchery, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Littleton Media: Photographic print
Item 104727
Men working at fish hatchery, ca. 1930
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Contributed by: Maine Historical Society/MaineToday Media Date: circa 1930 Media: Glass Negative
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Mainers began propagating fish to stock ponds and lakes in the mid 19th century. The state got into the business in the latter part of the century, first concentrating on Atlantic salmon, then moving into raising other species for stocking rivers, lakes, and ponds.
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Maine's ample woods historically provided numerous game animals and birds for hunters seeking food, fur, or hides. The promotion of hunting as tourism and concerns about conservation toward the end of the nineteenth century changed the nature of hunting in Maine.
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