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Historic Hallowell - “Maine’s Century” Ends

"“Maine’s Century” Ends As the 19th century -- Maine’s magnificent era under sail -- came to an end, Hallowell’s heyday in maritime commerce also…"

Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec

"Commerce on the Kennebec Captain Lyman W. Lyons, Hallowell, ca. 1890Hubbard Free Library Hallowell’s Commerce on the Kennebec includes…"

Historic Hallowell - Poem of the 1896 Flood by William Lewis

"Poem of the 1896 Flood by William Lewis Hallowell Flood of 1896 It was March 3, 1896 and there was a flood Everyone was 10 feet under without any…"

Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"History of The Cotton Mill Jordan Marston & MaKayla McDonald The Cotton Mill was useful because it made fabrics like dresses and lace curtains."

Historic Hallowell - Child Labor

"Child Labor Hallowell Cotton Mill, Academy Street, ca. 1885Hubbard Free Library Two hundred workers were required during peak production in…"

Historic Hallowell - Poor Farm

"Poor Farm City "Poor" Farm, Poor Farm Road, Hallowell, 1879Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner In a Mayor's Address from…"

Historic Hallowell - Timeline of Cyclone

"Timeline of Cyclone Cyclone Timeline by Brooks, David, and Eva Before Before this disaster, life went on just as it usually did in early morning."

Historic Hallowell - Cyclone Work Cited

"… Cyclone Work Cited “An Early Morning Cyclone.” The Hallowell Register, 4 Jan. 1896"

Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place

"A Chosen Place At home in Hallowell.Hubbard Free Library Nearly 400 years later another man stood on the hillside overlooking the Kennebec and…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory Tayler Gagnon, Annie McKee, Mikayla Merrill, and Mari Smith In the late 1800s to mid 1900s, Hallowell was…"

Historic Hallowell - Industrial Recources

"Industrial Recources Grant Bowen's Interwiew with Captain Aurthur Moore, Harbor Master  In earlier days, ships were made of wood, but later were…"

Historic Hallowell - Historic Hallowell Homes

"Historic Hallowell Homes Peter Clark, Jr. House, Gows Lane, Hallowell, 1968Hubbard Free Library Captian Benjamin Gould House, Winthrop…"

Historic Hallowell - Learn how you can help! Contact Us

"Learn how you can help! Contact Us The work of learning about and sharing the history of our community continues! If you are interested in helping…"

Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec Citations

"… Commerce on the Kennebec Citations WEBSITES: Dartmouth Flood Observatory, published July 2003, 1987 Global Register of Extreme Flood Events…"

Historic Hallowell - Industrial Technology

"Industrial Technology Sydney Gross, Alex Landry, Alex Guiou, Sydney Perry & Maggie Pomerleau Cotton Mill, Academy Street, Hallowell, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Industry on Bombahook

"Industry on Bombahook There are several theories as to how Bombahook Stream got its name. Birds eye view map, Hallowell, 1878 Bombahook is the…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 4 - Page 2 of 3

"… Day 4 Ice Storm Comic  Created by Nathaniel Crocker"

Historic Hallowell - Day 4 - Page 3 of 3

"… Day 4"

Historic Hallowell - Day 4 - Page 1 of 3

"Day 4 On day four things continued to get worse. Maine was declared a disaster area. Now there were 270,000 outages of power and 500,000 people are…"

Historic Hallowell - Maine Community Heritage Project

"Maine Community Heritage Project The Maine Community Heritage Project (MCHP), a partnership between the Maine Historical Society and Maine State…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry and Immigrants-A Changing Community

"Industry and Immigrants-A Changing Community Workers in Wiler's Oil Cloth Factory.Hubbard Free Library When the railroad came to Hallowell in…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods Citations

"… Hallowell Floods Citations WEBSITES: Dartmouth Flood Observatory, published July 2003, 1987 Global Register of Extreme Flood Events…"

Historic Hallowell - Earning Our Keep Resources

"Earning Our Keep Resources Roll over the top left corner of the paragraph with your mouse. A toolbox will appear that allows you to edit, format…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Comparisons

"Ice Storm Comparisons The ice storm of 98 hit Hallowell very hard. Recently Iowa had an ice storm, these storms were similar."