Keywords: Stone products
Item 20112
Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Mount Desert Media: Metal
Item 109076
Mt. Waldo Granite Company, Frankfort, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Penobscot Marine Museum Date: circa 1930 Location: Frankfort Media: Glass plate negative
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
We Used to be "Normal": A History of F.S.N.S.
Farmington's Normal School -- a teacher-training facility -- opened in 1863 and, over the decades, offered academic programs that included such unique features as domestic and child-care training, and extra-curricular activities from athletics to music and theater.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Natural Resource to Finished Product
"Workers produced building stones, paving stones and statuary and monuments. The paving stones, 6x8 inches, sold for 20 cents apiece and were shipped…"
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - One of Many Monuments
"… to the dimensions of the actual size so the stone carvers could begin their work. The actual monument stands 81 feet high and weighs 180 tons."
Story
My 41 year career in Maine paper mills
by Mike Luciano
Generations of paper workers, families, immigrants, jobs in the mill, labor strikes, and changes
Story
Bob Hodge:A rocky road to become Biddeford school superintendent
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center
The son of immigrants, Bob's hard work and determination leads to a life of community service.
