Keywords: rock quarrying
Item 26112
Lime rock quarry, Rockland, ca. 1915
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Rockland Media: Postcard
Item 27827
Interior of Creighton Kiln, Thomaston, 1900
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print
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
For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history
"Quarry rails from the quarry dock to the quarry, Swan's Island, ca. 1900Swan's Island Historical Society The pinkish buff granite from it was medium…"
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Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Hallowell Granite
"… in Maine the first resource exploited was timber, quarrying granite soon followed as a money-maker. Maternity, Hallowell Granite Works, ca."
