Keywords: granite workers
Item 29247
Hallowell Granite Works carvers, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1895 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print
Item 29332
Chase Granite Quarry, East Blue Hill, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Blue Hill Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Blue Hill Media: Photograph on paper
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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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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.
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Historic Hallowell - Natural Resource to Finished Product
"Workers, Hallowell Granite Works, Franklin Street, ca. 1895Hubbard Free Library 250 men worked at both the quarry and the granite yard."
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Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand
"The quarry worker gives scale to the granite slab. Stone and statuary were protected during shipment (by ship, and after 1852, by rail) in crates…"
