Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"The Vaughan Stream was hard to navigate because of its small size. But one way that people used the Vaughan Stream was for power."

Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream Jake Allen, Ethan Ballew & Avery Page McClench Machine Shop, Hallowell, 1879Courtesy of Sumner A."

Historic Hallowell - Industry on Bombahook

"We do know the stream was renamed Vaughan Stream after the Vaughan Family inherited it from Benjamin Hallowell's family in the late 1700's."

Historic Hallowell - The Boston Flint Company

"Sandpaper Mill, Vaughan Stream, Hallowell, ca 1910Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner The Sandpaper Mill was built onto the…"

Historic Hallowell - Wire, Ice, and Iron Industries

"… settled along the Bombahook, the banks of Vaughan Stream. Ice harvesting, Cascade Pond, Hallowell, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company

"… of the many industries along the Bombahook and Vaughan Stream, the Kennebec Wire Company was an important one in Hallowell’s history."

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"Vaughan Brook tumbled into the Kennebec on the north side of Sheppard's Point. The stream provided power for several mills including a sandpaper…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 1 of 2

"The captains of the ships were middle class, and they lived higher on the hill. Joppa ran from Temple St. to the Vaughan Stream."

Historic Hallowell - Industry on the Bombahook Citations

"2011. Webber, Sam. Activities On The Bombahook (Vaughan Stream) Hallowell,ME. What Is Plaster Made of." Answers.com. Ed. ID1184659560. Wikipedia."

Historic Hallowell - Cascade Hand Tub

"Cascade Hand Tub Cascade Hand Tub, Vaughan Homestead, Hallowell, ca. 1935Hubbard Free Library The Cascade Hand Tub, built by Samuel Merrick of…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"… Shoe Factory as well as some history about the Vaughan Stream. Mr. Webber giving the Hallowell Cemetery talk X The school year began with…"

Historic Hallowell - This won't hurt a bit!

"He was born in Jamaica where his family owned extensive sugar plantations. The family resided in England and Vaughan, a true polymath, received a…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… in Hallowell located on Summer Street, the Vaughan Stream, and where the Hallowell boat landing is today."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… in Hallowell located on Summer Street, the Vaughan Stream, and where the Hallowell boat landing is today."

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"A Post-Revolutionary Generation Charles Vaughan, Hallowell, ca. 1820Maine Historical Society Not everyone came out of desperation."

Historic Hallowell - In Sickness and in Health

"… American Red Cross, Clara Barton) and Benjamin Vaughan. Most wanted to become successful farmers as well as practicing physicians."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History Bibliography

"Dutton & Co., 1936. Craig, Murray C. Benjamin Vaughan (1751-1835): The Life of an Anglo-American Intellectual."

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"in 1819, and brought to Hallowell by the Vaughan family. In 1835 the Hallowell Fire Department was organized and over the years it introduced new…"

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"It was sold to the Vaughans in 1875. The wheels were made of wooden discs which where bound with half inch iron tires."

Historic Hallowell - Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company

"… with houses would be towed into the cove below Vaughan's Point. Steam and Boom Company, Log Driver's Shack, Hallowell, ca.1890Hubbard Free…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"Cascade Pond - Vaughan HomesteadHubbard Free Library Once there was enough ice for the horses then you would cut holes and set up the loading…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"… cut ice on Cascade Pond, above the first dam on Vaughan Brook. “Once there was enough ice for the horses then you would cut holes and set up the…"

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

"“Cascade Still Well Preserved.” Hand Tub Owned by Vaughan Family In Hallowell, Built In 1819 Long a Central Maine Attraction, n.d., City Council…"