Maine Memory Network

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"Jacob Curtis owned a blacksmith shop near Crosby’s home. It was north of Elm Street West, now called Damsite."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"The village was the geographic center with a state road running through its center featuring a town hall, grange hall, two stores, churches, a…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… included an early post office, cooperage, and blacksmith shop. Samuel B. Chase built a brick Federal style house in 1831 that housed two carriage…"

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

"… map of Islesboro  Text by John Mitchell Blacksmith, Islesboro, ca. 1890Islesboro Historical Society The island of Islesboro, located in the…"

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"The toolmaking was a long process because first a blacksmith had to bend and form an axe or a hammer head to put on the handle."

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

"… businesses located here also; general stores, blacksmiths, insurance, a canning factory, tin, steel and iron-worker, boot and shoe…"

Skowhegan History House

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"The early metal traps, hand-made by local blacksmiths, were quite expensive. They cost about eight dollars apiece! That was a lot of money in the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"A good blacksmith was invaluable. A dance hall provided entertainment, as did traveling theater companies, minstrel shows and the movie theater…"

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

"… fish factories both fresh and for salting, blacksmiths, coopers, a medicinal fish oil factory, and continued boat building."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"It had a small store, a blacksmith, a shoemaker, a tanning yard, a woolen factory, at least four mills, two shipyards, a schoolhouse, and a church."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"Herrick’s livery and blacksmith shop that was know for Mr. Herrick’s fine wrought-iron work, both practical and decorative."

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

"… with 8 shipping merchants, 5 ship joiners, 3 blacksmiths (who fashioned the iron fittings), 1 rigger, 1 caulker, and 1 sail manufacturer."

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

"… salt factories, shoe factories, carding mills, blacksmith shops, and ice houses. John Elliott built a mill on Lemon Stream at the Great Works in…"

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

"Webb “ “ “ “ D.S. Bennett Blacksmith Samuel F. Cutts Axe Maker D.Butler Millwright & Jointer A.A. Knowles Trader & Lumberman Hiram Pease Livestock &…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… to area farmers, who harvested the timber, and to blacksmiths, carpenters, ship-chandlers and other suppliers of materials needed to construct the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… factory, livery stables, hardware stores, blacksmith shops, schools, post office, telegraph lines and a telephone service."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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