Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"In 1935, it was Hy-style Shoe Company. From 1940 to 1962, The Hallowell Shoe Company was run by Samuel Kleven."

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"… because they raised $1,600,000 making ladies shoes! The resources they used to make the shoes were 2,000 leather sides, seventy five dozens of calf…"

Historic Hallowell - More About the Johnson Brothers

"The shoe business grew so rapidly in Hallowell  that its shoes were being shipped across the country."

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"Later it produced wooden lasts for the shoe factories. Boston Flint Company sandpaper mill beside Vaughan Brook.Courtesy of Sumner A."

Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"The Cotton Mill closed and had to sell all of its machinery in 1890 and was replaced by the shoe industry."

Historic Hallowell - Uniforms and Expenses

"… the color of the cow hide that was used.) Their shoes were often leather with metal clasps. In some cases, the police had hats with a badge…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"… other exhibits including The Cotton Mill, Johnson Shoe Factory as well as some history about the Vaughan Stream. Mr."

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"The shoes that loggers wore had spikes on them to keep them balanced on the logs. Also, loggers used an axe called the double bit axe that was very…"

Historic Hallowell - In the Beginning - Raw Materials - Quarrying

"… into potash was for export to Britain's soap-making industry. Quarrying granite soon followed. Outcroppings like those of Hain’s Ledge Quarry west…"

Historic Hallowell - The Union Fire Club of Hallowell, Musters, & Carnivals

"… Fire Club helped the community put fires out, making it a safer place to live and was a great organization."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Fire Department Technology

"… fire fighting technology have come through the fire department. Every type of technology has a place in history, make sure you know about them!"

Historic Hallowell - Johnny Stringer ~ A Character of Industry

"… very short legs, who came from over the sea to make his home in Hallowell? Johnny Stringer lived in a little house up on Academy Hill where he…"

Historic Hallowell - Earning Our Keep

"… crops, seeking shelter, caring for animals, making clothing - the tasks of human existence vary little at the basic level."

Historic Hallowell - Our Journey Home

"… who came here to begin a new life determined to make it more than a place to live -- their dream was to build a commercial and cultural center that…"

Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"… clearing trees, and doing whatever they could to make the area safer. City Office workers were communicating with Central Maine Power and the food…"

Historic Hallowell - The Fuller Foundry

"… believed that in all departments they should attempt excellence. It closed because there were new machines that took over to make the iron parts."

Historic Hallowell - Dr. John Hubbard

"… $20,000 to expand the Hallowell Library and make its privileges free to all. Dr Hubbard's balance.Maine State Museum Dr."

Historic Hallowell - Basic Fire Fighting Technology

"… a fire in Hallowell, the fire department would make a note on a bugle, which would have all the volunteer firemen go to the fire department."

Historic Hallowell - Ship Parts

"The ship]s hull could take up to five years to make depending on how big it was. Masts were made of really tall and perfectly straight trees."

Historic Hallowell - Transportation

"… cotton to the mill, such as ice on the river, making it hard to get the cotton delivered. There were steamships that transported people between…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"Plaster was used for making and fixing walls. In the end, the mill was bought out by Ben Tenney and made into five other mills with the last being…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry on the Bombahook Citations

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Historic Hallowell - The Boston Flint Company

"They crushed quartz to make the sandpaper. Sandpaper Mill, Vaughan Stream, Hallowell, ca 1910Courtesy of Sumner A."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell's First Dwelling

"The first efforts of the Clarks were devoted to making a small clearing and to the creation of a temporary dwelling."