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Historic Hallowell - Joppa

"… article titled "Story Linked to Naming of Joppa", Kennebec Journal July 27, 1962. Joppa Looking North, Hallowell, 1870Courtesy of Sumner A."

Historic Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"… author and composer wrote in Old Hallowell on the Kennebec: A stranger visiting Hallowell, to-day, cannot fail to be impressed by the picturesque…"

Historic Hallowell - Thomas Bond House

"Hallowell House". An 1879 Kennebec County map shows the occupant of the Thomas Bond House as H.Q. Blake. H.Q."

Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place

"… another man stood on the hillside overlooking the Kennebec and reflected on what had attracted him to Hallowell, a place he now called home."

Historic Hallowell - In Sickness and in Health

"… Revolution many trained physicians came to the Kennebec Valley to establish medical practices. They included Daniel Cony, Samuel Colman, Benjamin…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnny Stringer ~ A Character of Industry

"… Emma Huntington Nason in Old Hallowell on the Kennebec, as one of the town’s “interesting characters.” Who does not remember Johnny Stringer--the…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"… Industry on the Bombahook and Commerce on the Kennebec describing some of the happenings along the riverfront and related topics."

Historic Hallowell - City Marshals

"He was assigned the duties of deputy sheriff of Kennebec County in 1901 and City Marshal of Hallowell."

Historic Hallowell - Historic Hallowell Resources and Links

"… Historic Maps Hallowell, Kennebec Co., Maine (sheet 1, index) by Sanborn-Perris Map Company from 1890 In the collection of The David Rumsey…"

Historic Hallowell - Cascade Hand Tub

"… Hallowell and the logs that floated down the Kennebec. These logs at most burned slowly. There were also no matches at the time."

Historic Hallowell - Prisons and Firearms

"… who commit crimes in Hallowell are sent to the Kennebec County Jail. Police Revolver, Hallowell Police Department, Hallowell, 1890,Hubbard…"

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"… his Deputies in Pownalborough until 1799, when Kennebec County was established. When the first Town Hall was constructed in 1828 it included a…"

Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"… one of the conditions of sale imposed by the Kennebec Proprietors. Once the timber was cut and the house and barn built, was there anything of…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… interests inherited from Benjamin Hallowell, the Kennebec Proprietor for whom the town was named. The Proprietors were a group of wealthy Boston…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"… of 1927, and the building was occupied by the Kennebec Shoe Company from 1934 to 1953.  Once they moved out, the abandoned building was torn down…"

Historic Hallowell - Disasters - Natural and Man-made

"They chose the Flood of 1987 and the Ice Storm of 1998 as primary events but also chose the Hurricanes of 1954, the Blizzard of 1952, the train wreck…"

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"Kennebec River Log Drive by Michael Hoy Log driving began in Maine on the Saco river in the 18th century."

Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"… in all kinds of weather, including storms and floods. Her diary entries record the many times she fell from her horse, sometimes seriously injuring…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 2

"… dollars in additional damage were caused by the flooding farther south from the same storm system. 12."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"Penobscot River Railroad The Penobscot River Railroad was a “railroad that never was”. It was chartered by the state in 1836 to go from Bucksport to…"

Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand

"… high-quality, fine grained granite close to the river. Outcroppings like those of Hain’s Ledge Quarry just a couple miles west of town provided…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Sounds

"Hallowell Sounds Here are some interesting and exciting Hallowell Sounds. The Serenaders Stars Over Stevens ~ Listen to the singers from the Stevens…"

Historic Hallowell - Areas where blizzard of 1952 hit Maine

"Areas where blizzard of 1952 hit Maine Areas where the blizzard of 1952 hit Maine X By David Mallow"

Historic Hallowell - The Hallowell Union Fire Club

"The Hallowell Union Fire Club Union Fire Club, Fire Bucket, Hallowell, 1805Hubbard Free Library The Union Fire Club of Hallowell, Maine…"