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Historic Hallowell - Post Office and Fire Station

"Post Office and Fire Station Hallowell Post OfficeHubbard Free Library Judy Longfellow, Post Woman written by Sam Gilbert Q How old were you…"

Historic Hallowell - Natural Resource to Finished Product

"Workers, Hallowell Granite Works, Franklin Street, ca. 1895Hubbard Free Library 250 men worked at both the quarry and the granite yard."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… In conclusion Miss Evelyn Pike unveiled a black granite tablet. The monument is on the Pleasant Street edge of the park, and reads “Lubec…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… their families adjacent to the tower and the granite Easternmost Point marker. Those in summer enter the Visitor Center, long desired by the State…"

Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"City Office workers were communicating with Central Maine Power and the food bank to get power to the area and get food to the elderly and needy."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"The current building is made of brick on a granite foundation and is notable for its granite pillars, mansard roof, and elaborate dormers."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"With its resources of timber, granite, water power, fishing and hunting, Swan’s Island made an attractive settlement site for families and traveling…"

Historic Hallowell - Uniforms and Expenses

"These uniforms may or may not have emblems or designs corresponding to the bureau they worked in. Over time, the uniform changed."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"… including a mayor's office, a treasurer's office, assessor's office and the police department."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"It is brick with a granite foundation. Sagadahock National Bank, Bath, ca. 1876 Maine Maritime Museum Before the Lincoln Bank was built in…"

Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"McClench had worked at Eagle Iron Works in Hallowell. In 1886, the building and company were handed over to Samuel R. Payson of Boston."

Historic Hallowell - Prisons and Firearms

"Eventually, officers of the police department were given revolvers to defend themselves and their community from the dangers of crimes."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"The granite wall, (part of the Granite Block) was there, although it was endangering the fire fighters below."

Historic Hallowell - Henry Pope Clearwater Ph.D.~ Patient Medicine Mass Marketer

"… necessitated the construction of a new Post Office in Hallowell. His business at one point occupied an entire city block, employed 100 production…"

Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec Citations

"“National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office.” 16 July 2006. http://www.srh.noaa.gov/sjt/?n=events-1936flood (accessed Mar. 4, 2010)."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"The original building was completely made of granite. The 1912 addition was also granite from the same quarry at Mussel Ridge Islands in Penobscot…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… Block had gable roofs and walls made out of granite, brick, terra-cotta, dentil moldings and soldier bricks."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… of ridges underlain by resistant bedrock such as granite, and valleys where the bedrock was more easily eroded."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Bonnie and Donnie Staples' house

"Ethel took over the post office and ran it from 1956 to 1990. The last Atlantic Postmaster was Debbie Staples, who worked there from 1990 to 1995."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… window borders; the foundation was made of granite. In 1987, an addition made out of cement blocks with a blue belt was built on the back of the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… had a courtroom, a marshal's office, a judge's office, and a police matron's office. The City Hall is still used for meetings and official city…"

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

"… of the Maine Economy." Maine State Planning Office, June 2003. Web. <http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/attach.php?id=97965&an=1>. Small, H."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… and high winds caused considerable damage on Granite street. As Maine developed in the 40's and 50's Ridlonville lost many businesses to Rumford."

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