Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"The common size of the ice cakes were twenty two inches by twelve inches and weighed about a hundred pounds. Sometimes the cakes were broken apart."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"The common size of the ice cakes were twenty two inches by twelve inches and weighed about a hundred pounds. Sometimes the cakes were broken apart."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"Riverside Park proved to be a smashing success. It wasn’t unusual, on weekends, to see crowds of up to 10,000, but on one particular day, the park…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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

"Recently, the town has seen another decrease in population. One of the causes seems to be a lack of jobs."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… rods above the bridge, which will smash the ice-cakes into such small proportions as to render them comparatively harmless when they strike the…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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