Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Iron Foundry

"At one time, the Hallowell Iron Works employed 30 experienced men. Unfortunately it went out of business in the early 1950’s."

Historic Hallowell - “Maine’s Century” Ends

"… farmland and directed traffic away from its businesses. But the post-war years brought some hope for the future in the form of a renewed interest…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

"The guns were fired from Ft. Williams, the horns came from the 5th Maine Infantry band, and whistles were from the steamboat Calvin Austin."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - About Us

"… history are fully cataloged, protected from fire and climate, and accessible during regular business hours throughout the year."

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

"In 1915, a devastating fire consumed the original Watts Block, along with the Telegraph Block - a wooden commercial block next to it, a stable and…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"In Hallowell the Moore family operated and ice business for several generations. The icehouse was behind the family home."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"… destroyed causing people to become homeless and businesses to no longer exist. After the ice storm many people had to repair their homes due to…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… into Hallowell, the Wingate’s were one of two businesses that had coal shipped to them. The Wingate’s coal storage building was located between…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry on the Bombahook Citations

"Leading Business Men Of Lewiston, Augusta Vicinity. Boston: Mercantile, 1889 Nason, Emma H and Sam Webber. Old Hallowell on the Kennebec."

Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place ~ Once Again

"… is once again a destination of choice for businesses and home owners, attracting all age groups."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ice Storm of 1998

"… about what people did for food, and effected businesses, and the ways it effected us and how it was cleaned up."

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

"Several fires in Boston had greatly increased the popularity of brick as a building material. According to local historian Cyrus Eaton, Knox “went…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The name of the business was then changed to A.R. Gould and Company. Business continued to prosper. In 1884, Gould sold the candy portion of his…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"The fire damaged twenty-one properties before it finally died out. The damages to the city totaled more than $200,000 dollars for all of the…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods Citations

"4, 2010). Hunton, F. D., Kennebec River Flood, Business district, Hallowell, 1870, Hallowell ME, 1870, http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Detail?ln=29193…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Comparisons

"Another common factor was that a lot of homes and business's were and are with out power. Those are the similarities between the ice storm of 98” in…"

Historic Hallowell - Energy

"This might have been because they had more business, or it might’ve been because the machine changed."

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"The Turner House was partially lost to fire in the year 1903. One hundred years later, in 2003, the Braeburn Hotel was completely lost to fire."

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… ideas, of dabbling in almost every kind of business, say Plymouth Company matters, tontine buildings, canals, land speculations, navigation…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… on the picture to learn more about Moore's Ice Business. Ice houses were a big part of the industry on the Kennebec."

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

"In Hallowell the Moore family operated and ice business for several generations. The icehouse was behind the family home."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"According to family legend, after the 1900 fire burned the original Asticou Inn, A.C. Savage was concerned a future fire might engulf this nearby…"

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"Whaling became a highly organized business by the 12th century. The Basques built stone watchtowers and once a whale was spotted, an alarm was…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"The business was  powered by water, and when there wasn’t enough water, a steam engine. A steam engine worked as a heat engine that performed…"