Keywords: Stone sheds
Item 29200
Hallowell Granite Works stone yard, Hallowell, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1895 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print
Item 26140
Cutting sheds, Benvenue Granite Co., Stonington, ca. 1912
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1912 Location: Stonington Media: Postcard
Item 85113
Assessor's Record, 133-139 Wilmot Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Union Granite Company Use: Shed - Stone
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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.
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Promoting Rockland Through a Stereopticon, 1875
Frank Crockett and photographer J.P. Armbrust took stereo views of Rockland's downtown, industry, and notable homes in the 1870s as a way to promote tourism to the town.
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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…"
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Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand
"Cornice stones for Boston's Quincy Market, for example, were produced beginning in 1815. Largest Granite Slab cut from Hains Ledge Quarry…"
