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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 - 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 - Ice Cutting

"The ice cutting industries in Hallowell Maine were used to keep tons and tons of ice in ice houses during the winter."

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 - 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…"

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 - Natural Resource to Finished Product

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

Historic Hallowell - Cascade Hand Tub

"These logs at most burned slowly. There were also no matches at the time. But even so, the Cascade hand tub was a valuable asset to the Hallowell…"

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 - 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 - 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 - Basic Fire Fighting Technology

"On January 4, 1918, Augusta needed Hallowell's help since motorized equipment was first installed in Hallowell.The fire department used lots of…"

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"The Tiger #4 is one of the many hand tubs that Hallowell owned. It’s the only one still in Hallowell's possession as the rest have been destroyed by…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry on the Bombahook Citations

"Around Hallowell. One Washington Center, Dover, New Hampshire 03820: Arcadia Publishing, 1996 "Calcium Carbonate." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia."

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"The Hallowell Cotton Mill can be seen in the background. Maine's domeless State House in Augusta can be seen center right in the distance just above…"

Historic Hallowell - Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company

"… Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company Hallowell Steam and Boom Company, Hallowell, ca. 1895Courtesy of Sumner A."

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"Stickney & Page Dam, Cascade, Hallowell, 1871 Stickney & Page Dam.Hubbard Free Library There were multiple mills on the Vaughan Brook."

Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"SEE NOTES Save Your Ashes advertisement, Hallowell, 1819Hubbard Free Library In short order a huge market for wood ashes was created and the…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"Elizabeth Palmer Peabody -- Hallowell Blue Stocking. Benjamin Vaughan wanted the females in his family to be well informed and exposed to liberal…"

Historic Hallowell - A Bay State Exodus

"… Exodus Peter Clark, Jr. House, Gows Lane, Hallowell, 1968Hubbard Free Library In Liberty Men and Great Proprietors, Alan Taylor observed…"