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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Comparisons

"Ice Storm Comparisons The ice storm of 98 hit Hallowell very hard. Recently Iowa had an ice storm, these storms were similar."

Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity

"Jacob Abbott came to Hallowell in 1800 and was engaged in trade on Water Street. He had five sons. All five went to Hallowell Academy, all graduated…"

Historic Hallowell - Learn how you can help! Contact Us

"… you can contact us at: Historic Hallowell c/o Hallowell Area Board of Trade PO Box 246 Hallowell, ME 04347 You may leave a message at the Hallowell…"

Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place ~ Once Again

"… of a 40-year career under sail, he wrote to the Hallowell Register in praise of his home town: They may call Hallowell a slow, pokey old place--or…"

Historic Hallowell - Timeline of Cyclone

"Some people were already working. The people of Hallowell were not expecting a morning cyclone to ruin their plans."

Historic Hallowell - Cascade Hand Tub

"… Tub Cascade Hand Tub, Vaughan Homestead, Hallowell, ca. 1935Hubbard Free Library The Cascade Hand Tub, built by Samuel Merrick of Merrick &…"

Historic Hallowell - Central Maine Power

"… Maine Power Ice Storm, Academy Street, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library CMP Overview CMP crews are the reason Maine isn’t still a…"

Historic Hallowell - Natural Resource to Finished Product

"1895Hubbard Free Library A site between Winthrop Street and Central Street became home to Hallowell Granite Works."

Historic Hallowell - Classical and Scientific Academy

"1880Hubbard Free Library The Hallowell Classical and Scientific Academy was chartered in 1872 "for the purpose of promoting Christian education, and…"

Historic Hallowell - The Cotton Mill & The Johnson Shoe Company

"… industrial era! Johnson Shoe Factory, Hallowell, 1900Hubbard Free Library Hallowell Cotton Mill, Academy Street, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Lasting Legacies

"Remarkable people made Hallowell what it is today. Their stories are part of Hallowell’s rich history."

Historic Hallowell - Eastern Illustrating Company

"Hallowell's Museum In The Streets project purchased all the photographs of our city in the collection and donated them to the Hubbard Free Library…"

Historic Hallowell - In the Beginning - Raw Materials - Quarrying

"1865Hubbard Free Library Hains Ledge Quarry, Lithgow Hill, Hallowell, ca. 1890Hubbard Free Library Communities grow where nature provides raw…"

Historic Hallowell - News Article by Emily Markham

"Some bad news has fell upon more Hallowell citizens. On February 20th 1870 the flood waters of the mighty Kennebec river rose six more feet in a half…"

Historic Hallowell - History Celebrated, Threatened and Preserved

"… in part: Joshua Wingate House, Union Street, Hallowell, 1968Hubbard Free Library In Hallowell, Maine, is represented a 19th century riverport…"

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

"History of Hallowell Fire Department. n.d. hallowell. n.d. <http:// www.hallowell.govoffice.com/vertical/Sites/{11D...>."

Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"Row House, Hallowell, ca. 1935 Hallowell mill workers lived in The Row House on Second Street. Hubbard Free Library The Cotton Mill's main textile…"

Historic Hallowell - Disasters - Natural and Man-made

"Natural disasters have plagued Hallowell throughout its history, but man-made disasters have impacted the city as well."

Historic Hallowell - In Sickness and in Health

"In Sickness and in Health Hallowell's Contribution To Modern Medicine In the years following the Revolution many trained physicians came to the…"

Historic Hallowell - The Boston Flint Company

"Hilaire Hallowell had a sandpaper mill which was built in 1880, owned by Mr. Ben Tenney, and located above the Wire Mill Road on the Vaughan Stream."

Historic Hallowell - John Calvin Stevens House

"… home sits high above the Kennebec River town of Hallowell, Maine. Note the turret and open, rounded porch which are drawn into the skin of the…"

Historic Hallowell - The Johnson Shoe Bros.

"… with a brick foundation, Which was the start of a Hallowell sensation. 10,000 to 12,000 pairs of boots, The weekly payroll was quite the loot."

Historic Hallowell - Uniforms and Expenses

"Uniforms and Expenses Annual Report, Hallowell, 1899Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner In the late eighteen hundreds and…"

Historic Hallowell - Days 6 & 7

"… by Amber Bell Ice Storm, Academy Street, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library The Devastation of the 1998 Hallowell Ice Storm The Ice Storm of…"