Keywords: Granite yard
Item 80329
J. W. Buzzell's granite yard, Ridlonville, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Mexico Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Mexico Media: Photographic print
Item 29200
Hallowell Granite Works stone yard, Hallowell, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1895 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Workers in Maine have labored in factories, on farms, in the woods, on the water, among other locales. Many of Maine's occupations have been determined by the state's climate and geographical features.
Exhibit
For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Natural Resource to Finished Product
"1895Hubbard Free Library 250 men worked at both the quarry and the granite yard. Learn more about these hard, working talented artisans."
Site Page
"… a contract for the New York Harlem Bridge and a bridge in Philadelphia to provide 25,000 yards of stone to New York and 600 for Philadelphia."
Story
Apple Time - a visit to the ancestral farm
by Randy Randall
Memories from childhood of visiting the family homestead in Limington during apple picking time.
