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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History Bibliography

"Hallowell History Bibliography “Annual Report, 1848-1849.” Seaman's Relief Society, Hallowell, Me. Baker, William Avery."

Historic Hallowell - Post Office and Fire Station

"Post Office and Fire Station Hallowell Post OfficeHubbard Free Library Judy Longfellow, Post Woman written by Sam Gilbert Q How old were you…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ship Captains

"Hallowell Ship Captains John Agry, Sea Captain, Hallowell, ca. 1801Hubbard Free Library Captain John Agry was born in 1763."

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"Shipbuilding Jordan Gardner, Nick Hanley & Grant Bowen Shipbuilding Hewing Axe, Shipyard. Hallowell, ca. 1850'sCourtesy of Sumner A."

Historic Hallowell - Row House

"Row House Row House (1846). Here lived some of Hallowell's early textile workers. Built by Isaac Gage of Augusta, this Federal-style worker's…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"Hallowell Floods Hallowell Flood 1870Hubbard Free Library Hallowell Flood 1896Hubbard Free Library The Hall-Dale 7th Grade, of…"

Historic Hallowell - Energy

"Energy Stickney & Page Dam, Cascade, Hallowell, 1871Hubbard Free Library Industrial Revolution - Hallowell Energy In the Mid/Late 1800’s In…"

Historic Hallowell - Transportation

"Transportation Cotton Mill, Academy Street, Hallowell, ca. 1885Hubbard Free Library Cotton was delivered to the Cotton Mill on the Kennebec…"

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 - Hallowell Ice Storm Poem

"Hallowell Ice Storm Poem Hallowell Ice Storm Poem By Clio Barr Innocent, raw raindrops were the prelude, landing sneakily on branch and pavement."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm In Hallowell

"Ice Storm In Hallowell Ice Storm In Hallowell by Ashley Boerner and Tiffiny McCollett I don’t like ice storms that much."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History of Mount Desert Island

"… History of Mount Desert Island Introduction Granite mountains, Mount Desert, 1837 The granite mountains of Mount Desert Island have been a…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Original Mount Desert Island Pilot Project (2006)

"… Library, Great Harbor Maritime Museum, Maine Granite Industry Historical Society, Mount Desert Island High School teachers Mark Puglisi and Todd…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Founding of Acadia National Park

"… he finished, he had created 57 miles of roads, 17 granite bridges and two gate houses, all built with local granite."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is built - 1823 to 1824

"Fifty builders and two lighters (unpowered barges used to transfer cargo under tow) for the transport of granite from St."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"Granite quarry, Mount Desert, c.1890Maine Granite Industry Historical Society The quarrying industry Maine's coastal granite quarries were in a good…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"Chase Granite Quarry, East Blue Hill, ca. 1895Blue Hill Historical Society The Granite Industry. Running east along the northern edge of Blue Hill…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Additions and New Wing - 1824 to 1843

"It contained 108 granite cells in two tiers of aboveground cells placed back to back. The individual cell size was 7’ long by 4’ wide by 7’ high, the…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1940 to Present Day

"Timeline in Granite, Thomaston, Maine 2008Thomaston Historical Society To promote its unique history, Thomaston created the Museum in the Streets in…"

Porter Memorial Library

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 9 of 17

"… ice harvesting manufactures, lumber mills, and granite quarries. Immigrants not only served to support the industries of Biddeford and Saco, but…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Division Street School, Bangor, 1865

"… no paint Resivoir scuttles cast iron set in granit square blocks." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"The original building was completely made of granite. The 1912 addition was also granite from the same quarry at Mussel Ridge Islands in Penobscot…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"The current building is made of brick on a granite foundation and is notable for its granite pillars, mansard roof, and elaborate dormers."