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Quarry, State Prison, Thomaston, Maine c 1870

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"… taught how to build wooden wagons, buckboards, buggies and sleighs. This led to the production of harnesses and tack for horses."

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Survey Chart, Islesboro, 1884

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… southern end was an all-day journey by horse and buggy. With the legalization of the automobile in 1933, many of these settlements faded away, but…"

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Blacksmith, Islesboro, ca. 1890

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… delivery began to take place, first by horse and buggy, later by delivery truck. These businesses proliferated during the '40s and '50s, when…"