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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 - Historic Hallowell Homes

"… Free Library Eliphalet Gilman House, Academy Street, Hallowell, 1968Hubbard Free Library Joshua Wingate House, Union Street, Hallowell…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"High School, Hallowell, ca. 1900Hubbard Free Library Young factory workers (like people who worked at the local Hallowell cotton mills and shoe…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"Hallowell Floods Hallowell Flood 1870Hubbard Free Library Hallowell Flood 1896Hubbard Free Library The Hall-Dale 7th Grade, of…"

Historic Hallowell - Industrial Technology

"… schools, energy in Hallowell, communication in Hallowell, the Hallowell Iron Foundry, and transportation in Hallowell were all important parts of…"

Historic Hallowell - Transportation

"Transportation Cotton Mill, Academy Street, Hallowell, ca. 1885Hubbard Free Library Cotton was delivered to the Cotton Mill on the Kennebec…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ice Storm of 1998

"… Middle streets, Hallowell, 1998 Intersection of Academy and Middle Streets, Hallowell.Hubbard Free Library You are in a peaceful sleep."

Historic Hallowell - Thomas Bond House

"He came to Hallowell for the purpose of reading law and was admitted to the practice of law in 1804."

Historic Hallowell - Communication

"Communication Hallowell Cotton Mill, Academy Street, ca. 1885Hubbard Free Library According to Sumner Webber, local historian, “People in the…"

Historic Hallowell - Child Labor

"Child Labor Hallowell Cotton Mill, Academy Street, ca. 1885Hubbard Free Library Two hundred workers were required during peak production in…"

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 - 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 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 - The Cotton Mill & The Johnson Shoe Company

"… era! Johnson Shoe Factory, Hallowell, 1900Hubbard Free Library Hallowell Cotton Mill, Academy Street, ca. 1885Hubbard Free Library"

Historic Hallowell - Central Maine Power

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

Historic Hallowell - Values and Charity

"He had five sons. All five went to Hallowell Academy, all graduated from Bowdoin College, all studied theology at Andover, and all became ministers…"

Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"Hallowell Cotton Mill, Academy Street, ca. 1885Hubbard Free Library In 1844, The Hallowell Cotton Mill was constructed."

Historic Hallowell - Post Office and Fire Station

"Hallowell Fire StationHubbard Free Library Academy StreetHubbard Free Library Ice Storm, Emergency Vehicles, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free…"

Historic Hallowell - Seaport on the Kennebec

"Good navigators produced good profits. Edward Preble Norton observed that in Hallowell at the time "Every boy who had arrived at the age of eighteen…"

Historic Hallowell - Days 6 & 7

"… on days 6-7 Written by Amber Bell Ice Storm, Academy Street, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library The Devastation of the 1998 Hallowell Ice…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… were established and in 1795 the Hallowell Academy opened, one of the first classical academies in the District of Maine (a distinction shared with…"

Historic Hallowell - This won't hurt a bit!

"… a quality education at Warrington, a "dissenting academy." He pursued a medical degree at the University of Ediburgh, but was interested in all…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnny Stringer ~ A Character of Industry

"… Johnny Stringer lived in a little house up on Academy Hill where he earned his living by making and rebottoming chairs, and manufacturing…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"Ice Storm Day 1 Ice Storm, Academy Street, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library On Day 1 the storm had began, with a force of a hurricane on…"