Maine Memory Network

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… of salt fish, molasses barrels and the pot belly stove. The store became a “nucleus for wholesale trade in grain, wool, apples, eggs and maple…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"Sometimes I built a fire in a long stove, using odd pieces of discarded shovel blocks.” Everyone used the same long-handled dipper to drink from the…"

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Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"Until the advent of Franklin Stoves and other enclosed heating systems the average home burned 20 to 30 cords of wood per year--with a resulting high…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… found time to make improvements upon Franklin’s stove and to produce Morgan’s Grammar of the English Language, a highly regarded work which was…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… a big black kettle and boiled on their Franklin stove. After cooking to the consistency of molasses, it was strained to skim off all remaining bark…"