Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"Tons and tons of ice was shipped south during the later half of the 19th century. Forty-two ice houses like “Ice Mania”, covered the shores of the…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"You would insulate it with sawdust from the mills. That would go on until the ice house was full.” Weston's Ox TeamHubbard Free Library “In the…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"You would have to cut it to fit the ice box and then carry it up to the house. If they weren’t home they would leave the money on the corner of the…"

Historic Hallowell - Post Office and Fire Station

"… to get to mail boxes? A Yes it was there were ice and branches blocking the mail box. The police are the only ones that can postpone the delivery…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"Barker Lumber and Box Co. was another such enterprise. Guilford Lumber Company Mill, ca. 1900Guilford Historical Society Guilford Lumber…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Bonnie and Donnie Staples' house

"… store sold a variety of food items such as the ice cream and candy that made it memorable to the younger islanders."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… granite, wood ashes, lumber, sheep, chickens, and ice, according to Sam Webber, local historian. Some of the places that Hallowell shipped to were…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"A rampaging ice breakup destroyed it about ten years later. The next bridge was built by Jeremiah Ellsworth, with the help of Col."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 4 of 4

"Local men fished through the ice for smelt in the winter, packing them with snow in boxes and shipping them by train from Ellsworth to Boston."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"Bartlett and Gene Jenkins started a salt box factory and manufactured boxes that would fit inside each other for ease of shipping. Later Mr."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… it strong enough to move mammoth chunks of ice and snow during the spring flood season. View of Farmington from Titcomb Hill Farm, ca."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Ice Cleat, Islesboro, ca. 1860Islesboro Historical Society The water surrounding Islesboro makes for a more temperate climate than that of the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… of years ago, erosion by rivers and continental ice sheets produced topography of ridges underlain by resistant bedrock such as granite, and…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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