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Historic Hallowell - Industry on the Bombahook Citations

""Revision History of Slate." Wikipedia. Ed. Mike Norton. 11 Apr. 2011. Rivard, Paul E. Maine Sawmills: a History."

Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"The slate was made of clay or volcanic ash. Slate, a rock formed from shale and mined by quarrying, had low heat and not very much pressure put on it."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 2 of 17

"… and processed fish; mined and cut granite and slate; cut and shipped ice, as well as farmed the state's rocky soils."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 4 of 17

"Biddeford’s granite and slate cutting was a crucial part of their economy and even helped support the build of the Western Railroad in 1872."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"This is how graduations have changed. Slates and Slate Pencils Laura, grade 7 Photo of slate boards taken by students X Over the years, the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"The large slate headstone is engraved with a willow tree and an epitaph and reads: Peter Holman Born October 16, 1769 in Sutton, Massashusetts…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"The bedrock consists mostly of slate, quartzite, limestone and greenstone – materials that at a later date provided income for those who came to…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"She would use the most basic resources, slate, chalk, and a few books. With these resources she would teach literacy, penmanship, arithmetic, and…"

Monson Historical Society

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Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"Slate was used a lot because of the slate quarry in Monson. In the early 1900s indoor plumbing and electricity where used in new construction."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1940-1950 - Page 1 of 3

"… Mabel Graney's minimalist, possibly remodeled slate blue six button wedding skirt suit, with a front pleat short skirt suggests a wartime…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… no doctor, and our Central Elementary School is slated to close at the end of the school year. We have a Presbyterian Church, a post office, a…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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