Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"The plaster was made of hydrated lime, sand, water, and horse hair. The slate was made of clay or volcanic ash."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"… industry in Thomaston.Maine Historical Society Lime was already an active industry in Thomaston by the time Knox moved to the area, and he became…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"It was to house a new lime kiln, 275 feet in length. This, again, was to save chemicals from the process."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Plaster was a highly sought commodity used to lime farm fields and finish interior walls. The gypsum and grinding stones to supply the mills were…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"The Precambrian rocks of 700 Acre, Lime and Lasell Islands are some of the oldest in Maine, dating back over 600 million years."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… the hastily built tower soon leaking badly, its lime mortar soft and unsafe. The romanticized image here, derived from an 1837 Maine geology study…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… islands including Seven Hundred Acre, Job’s and Lime were incorporated into one Massachusetts town called Islesborough, Maine being part of…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"… first steamboat wharf on Islesboro was built at Lime Kiln in Pripet in 1847. Later, wharves were constructed at Ryder’s Cove, Hewes Point, Smith’s…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 2 of 3

"… from leather but lined in synthetic fabric, and a lime green V neck sleeveless dress with a vest-like six button, double breasted bodice attached…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1870 to 1915

"… Society In addition to shipbuilding, the lime quarry industry- now cement production - continues to be a source of employment in the town."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Building Boom, early 19th century

"Industries of all types were on the rise – lime quarrying, brickmaking, shipbuilding, export and import shipping, carpentry and trading."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"Sloops were built, making regular trips to Boston to transport lime, staves and cordwood, returning with cargoes of flour, bolts of cloth and…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding

"Lime kilns were built below the bridge on both sides of the Creek in close proximity to the first shipyards in the area."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 3 of 3

"… is square necked, sleeveless and made of a fun lime green very 'sixties' daisy printed fabric. Bridesmaid dress, ca."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… impacted to a lesser degree, since a market for lime remained. Sources: Condon, Richard H. “Living in two worlds: Rural Maine in 1930,” Maine…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day

"… who continue to arrive for work in the boatyards, lime industry or to simply retire, just as many did so many years ago."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1970-1980 - Page 3 of 3

"… is made of cotton sateen with a large bold lime, purple, gold and turquoise print design, very similar to those produced by Catherine Ogust for…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early History - 1719 to 1740

"The lime industry soon became a staple of the economy, which continues to this day in the form of Dragon Cement."