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Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… and where was the cargo shipped to? The products shipped were: granite, wood ashes, lumber, sheep, chickens, and ice, according to Sam Webber…"

Historic Hallowell - Ship Parts

"Ship Parts Shipbuilding spike, Hallowell, ca. 1853Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner Ship hulls were built from trees in…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ship Captains

"Hallowell Ship Captains John Agry, Sea Captain, Hallowell, ca. 1801Hubbard Free Library Captain John Agry was born in 1763."

Historic Hallowell - Captains and Their Ships

"What you will find under Schooners, Steamers, Ships, and Tankers: Two informational pieces total, one being on the Henry Reed ship."

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers Della Collins, Eastern Steamship Company Wharf, Kennebec River, Hallowell, ca."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Granite and Ice Industries

"The Granite and Ice Industries Granite Quarry Crew at Work, Mount Desert Island, ca. 1890 Men at work in Hall Quarry."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"Quarry tracks and granite stones for shipping, Swan's Island, ca. 1900Swan's Island Historical Society Although some returned to their home…"

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…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… marked an end to the age of East coast shipping and reliance on forest products. The nation turned to coal, iron, and oil."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry

"… once-busy industry, from iron spikes left in the granite to boilers that generated the steam power for the quarry tools."

Historic Hallowell - Transportation Challenge

"Transfer to the ships was done at the granite wharf near the intersection of Water and Temples Streets."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry

"Baird's Quarry Swan's Island granite was quarried at sites around the island, providing work for many laborers and the businesses that supported…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry

"… kept drained so that the workers could access the granite. When the quarrying season was over each year, the rain filled up the pit and iced over…"

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

"1900Swan's Island Historical Society Granite quarrying was a successful industry on Swan’s Island from the 1890s to the late 1920s when the…"

Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand

"Moving Granite, Outer Winthrop Street, Hallowell, ca. 1890Hubbard Free Library The wagon-like carriers were called "galamanders," and were usually…"

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."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Welcome to Swan's Island!

"Welcome to Swan's Island! Burnt Coat Harbor X Swan's Island, a six mile ferry ride out of Bass Harbor in Mount Desert Island, is the current…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Student genealogy

"Student genealogy Fritz Johnson, Swan's Island, ca. 1925Swan's Island Historical Society As members of a small island school, many of Swan's…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs Left with no reliable connection to the mainland and few secure sources…"

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

"Sports Organized Sports Swan's Island softball team, ca. 1978Swan's Island Historical Society Much as the 1950s were all about the Brooklyn…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Old Buildings

"Old Buildings Bonnie and Donnie Staples' house Minturn Schoolhouse The Tea Room Redmen's Hall Seaside Hall Andrew Smith Store…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Minturn Schoolhouse

"Minturn Schoolhouse Minturn Schoolhouse, Swan's Island, ca. 1930Swan's Island Historical Society The Minturn Schoolhouse was built in 1899…"

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

"Resources Images: Swan's Island Historical Society "Penobscot Nation Cultural & Historic Preservation Department." Penobscot Nation Cultural &…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures cont'd

"Summer Pleasures cont'd Seaside Hall in Atlantic village, Swan's Island, ca. 1925Swan's Island Historical Society Ice cream socials were also…"