Maine Memory Network

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

"… no doctor, and our Central Elementary School is slated to close at the end of the school year. We have a Presbyterian Church, a post office, a…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"Slate was used a lot because of the slate quarry in Monson. In the early 1900s indoor plumbing and electricity where used in new construction."

Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"The slate was made of clay or volcanic ash. Slate, a rock formed from shale and mined by quarrying, had low heat and not very much pressure put on it."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"This is how graduations have changed. Slates and Slate Pencils Laura, grade 7 Photo of slate boards taken by students X Over the years, the…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"The bedrock consists mostly of slate, quartzite, limestone and greenstone – materials that at a later date provided income for those who came to…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"She would use the most basic resources, slate, chalk, and a few books. With these resources she would teach literacy, penmanship, arithmetic, and…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry on the Bombahook Citations

""Revision History of Slate." Wikipedia. Ed. Mike Norton. 11 Apr. 2011. Rivard, Paul E. Maine Sawmills: a History."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 2 of 17

"… and processed fish; mined and cut granite and slate; cut and shipped ice, as well as farmed the state's rocky soils."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 4 of 17

"Biddeford’s granite and slate cutting was a crucial part of their economy and even helped support the build of the Western Railroad in 1872."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Cumberland's Prince Memorial Library : Evolution of a Community Institution

"… with Hallowell granite trimmings and roof of slate. The approach to the library will be between two venerable elm trees that have stood there since…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row

"… in Merchants' Row, being built of brick with a slate roof, helped slow down the fire so the firemen and others could put out the flames."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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