Keywords: Granite monuments
Item 50115
Granite House, Fairfield, 1938
Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: 1938-06-18 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print
Item 29251
Pearson Monument, Hallowell Granite Works, ca. 1880
Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1880 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Most societies have had rituals or times set aside to honor ancestors, those who have died and have paved the way for the living. Memorial Day, the last Monday in May, is the day Americans have set aside for such remembrances.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Hallowell Granite
"… Free Library Many of America's finest public monuments were cut from Hallowell granite and sculpted by her artisans, but why stone from the banks…"
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - One of Many Monuments
"One of Many Monuments National Monument to the Forefathers model, Hallowell, ca. 1889Hubbard Free Library One well known example of Hallowell…"
Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
