Keywords: Oxen teams
Item 33884
Blue Hill Fair ox teams in Blue Hill village, ca. 1875
Contributed by: Blue Hill Public Library Date: circa 1875 Location: Blue Hill Media: Photographic print
Item 9476
Oxen on Wood Road, Kingfield, 1942
Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: 1942 Location: Kingfield Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Named for the two largest things in Maine at the turn of the 20th century, Mt. Katahdin and Granger of Stetson, were known as the Largest Oxen in the World. Unable to do farm work because of their size, they visited fairs and agricultural events around the Northeast.
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.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand
"… were usually pulled by 8 to 10 teams of horses or oxen. Granite the from the Stinchfield and Longfellow quarries on Lithgow Hill (known today as…"
Site Page
Guilford, Maine - Special Events
"… Day and featured livestock judging, horse and oxen pulling, and an assortment of carnival rides and games."