Keywords: hay and straw
Item 105959
Straw farm on Patterson Road, Limerick, ca. 1880
Courtesy of Julia May, an individual partner Date: circa 1880 Location: Limerick Media: Photographic Print
Item 9811
Contributed by: L'Heritage Vivant Living Heritage Date: circa 1860 Location: Van Buren; St. David Media: Wood, straw, hay
Item 150429
Plans for Charles H. Briggs, Auburn, 1888
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1888 Location: Auburn Client: Charles H. Briggs Architect: George M. Coombs
Exhibit
This Rebellion: Maine and the Civil War
For Mainers like many other people in both the North and the South, the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865, had a profound effect on their lives. Letters, artifacts, relics, and other items saved by participants at home and on the battlefield help illuminate the nature of the Civil War experience for Mainers.
Exhibit
Field & Homefront: Bethel during the Civil War
Like many towns, Bethel responded to the Civil War by sending many soldiers and those at the homefront sent aid and supported families. The town grew during the war, but suffered after its end.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook
"… was made up of sawdust, charcoal powder, straw, or hay. Occasionally, brick or stone-walled ice houses were built into a bank of earth with an…"
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook
"… was made up of sawdust, charcoal powder, straw, or hay. Occasionally, brick or stone-walled ice houses were built into a bank of earth with an…"
