Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"Ice cutting industries, specifically Gardiner ice cutting industry cut ice off of the Kennebec River, during the cold winter seasons when the ice was…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… Clam Harvesting Although the tools are simple (a metal rake, metal bucket and onion bags), clam digging is hard, backbreaking work with hours…"

Historic Hallowell - Industrial Recources

"… ships were made of wood, but later were made of metal like iron. The ships also needed sails so that they could move."

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"Therefore, the metal was a lot more expensive than the wood. An axe would be a lot harder to make than a hammer."

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"… parts, such as the boiler, were sold as scrap metal. The steam engine still rests in the woods at the former mill location alongside the old mill…"

Lincoln, Maine - Cars, Model T

"Everyone wanted one of these strange metal contraptions that have now changed the future. Today in life we rely on cars more than anything else."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… with a growing shift from wooden ships to metal hulls, threatened the foundation of Bath’s economy."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… had a hollow base into which a heated triangular metal piece would fit that kept the iron continuously hot."

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