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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry

"Please join us in our exploration of Baird's quarry, from its working days to its present state."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry

"Draining the quarry Men draining the Quarry Pond X On July 27, 2003, a group of Swan's Islanders got together to drain the Quarry Pond in…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Quarrying

"Quarrying Quarry men after work, Swan's Island, ca. 1900Swan's Island Historical Society Granite quarrying was a successful industry on Swan’s…"

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…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"The largest of these, the Baird's Quarry in Minturn, opened in 1890. Quarry work followed fishing as the second largest form of employment and source…"

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…"

Historic Hallowell - Natural Resource to Finished Product

"1895Hubbard Free Library 250 men worked at both the quarry and the granite yard. Learn more about these hard, working talented artisans."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"… industries, including ice harvesting and granite quarrying. Ice cutting would become an important industry, and remained so until the turn of the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 3 of 3

"… the largest industry on the island was granite quarrying--reportedly 150 workers were employed at a mine called the Brown & McAllister Mine which…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - About Us

"… work, please visit: http://www.swansislandhistory.org Click the links below to read about our busy workers! History Detectives The Crew"

Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"As a youth Protasio worked in the marble quarries of Carrara famous for providing the stone used by Michaelangelo among others."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Odd Fellows Hall

"Odd Fellows Hall workers, Swan's Island, ca. 1945Swan's Island Historical Society Eighth grade graduation, Swan's Island, 1954Swan's Island…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Salmon industry

"Fish factory worker, Marion Stinson, Swan's Island, ca. 1990Swan's Island Historical Society The business employed seven or eight islanders full…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"Fish factory workers, Swan's Island, ca. 1890Swan's Island Historical Society By the early 1900s there were six or more fish factories mostly on the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"Chase Granite Quarry, East Blue Hill, ca. 1895Blue Hill Historical Society The Granite Industry. Running east along the northern edge of Blue Hill…"