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Historic Hallowell - Child Labor

"The mill employed young children and had to meet Hallowell School Board standards at its mill-run school."

Historic Hallowell - The "World of Mirth" Carnival in Hallowell

"The "World of Mirth" Carnival in Hallowell One of the carnivals in Hallowell was “The World of Mirth” carnival, owned by Max Linderman."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 1 of 2

"Hallowell Waterfront Emily Albert, Brittany Briggs, Dakotah Knox & Nicole Walters Hallowell’s waterfront has a rich history."

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"Pierce Darting Gun (Harpoon), Hallowell, 1865Hubbard Free Library Eben Pierce, from Hallowell, was the creator of the “bomb lance” harpoon, which is…"

Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"He is buried in Hallowell. Granite Workers, Hallowell Granite Works, Hallowell, ca. 1880Hubbard Free Library"

Historic Hallowell - Earning Our Keep

"Earning Our Keep Hallowell Boom and Steam Co., Log Drivers, Hallowell, ca. 1890Hubbard Free Library How do you earn your daily bread? How do…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"… Storm Almanac A Story For Every Town And City In Hallowell a water main had broke and Hallowell was worried it would run out of drinking water."

Historic Hallowell - The Fuller Foundry

"1933Hubbard Free Library In the 1850s, the company of Prescott & Fuller Iron Foundry was formed on Milliken’s Crossing, in Hallowell, Maine."

Historic Hallowell - Dr. John Hubbard

"After attending medical school he practiced medicine in Virginia but returned to Hallowell in 1830 and set up his practice in a small office off…"

Historic Hallowell - “Maine’s Century” Ends

"Last Coal Barge, Hallowell, ca. 1939Hubbard Free Library In 1939, the last coal delivery was made to the Wingate Wharf, and in 1962 the last tanker…"

Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place

"A Chosen Place At home in Hallowell.Hubbard Free Library Nearly 400 years later another man stood on the hillside overlooking the Kennebec and…"

Historic Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"… provides clues to America's past, and to a world all but vanished. Next steps in the stroll through Hallowell ~ Hallowell's First Dwelling."

Historic Hallowell - Cotton Mill & Johnson Shoe Citations

"Nason, Emma H. Old Hallowell on the Kennebec. Hallowell: n.p., 1909 Potter, Betty. “Hallowell Shoe closes.” Kennebec Journal 13 Feb. 1975: N. pag."

Historic Hallowell - Wire, Ice, and Iron Industries

"Ice harvesting, Cascade Pond, Hallowell, ca. 1930Hubbard Free Library Milliken's Crossing, Looking north on Water Street, Hallowell, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"… learn more about cutting ice on Cascade Pond in Hallowell. “Ice Mania” was the name of the icing industry; by a Maine newspaper in the 1869-1870…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 5

"Hubbard Office Museum, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library Red Cross's involvement in the Ice Storm What part did the American Red Cross play in…"

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"Hallowell Cotton Mill, Academy Street, ca. 1885Hubbard Free Library The O’Brien Electrophone Company was organized in Hallowell in 1905 and occupied…"

Historic Hallowell - Captains and Their Ships

"1890 One of many ship captains in Hallowell, roaming the seas day to day.Hubbard Free Library What you will find under Hallowell Sea Captains: Two…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry on Bombahook

"Birds eye view map, Hallowell, 1878 Bombahook is the peninsula on the left side of the image. Click on the picture to zoom in for a closer…"

Historic Hallowell - Industrial Recources

"… Tool KitDavistown Museum Early shipbuilding in Hallowell was quite different from modern shipbuilding today because of the tools used."

Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"… Direct descendants of Martha Ballard still live in Hallowell. Spencer Buck, a student, was interviewed by a classmate about his famous relative."

Historic Hallowell - Prisons and Firearms

"Police Revolver, Hallowell Police Department, Hallowell, 1890,Hubbard Free Library Before any of the police in Hallowell had any firearms of any…"

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police Hallowell was incorporated as a Town on April 26, 1771 and from its beginning recognized the…"

Historic Hallowell - Our Work and Our Team

"… historian, retired FBI Agent Bob McIntire – Hallowell Area Board of Trade – Maine Department of Education – Historic Hallowell Team Leader Mike…"