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Maine Granite Industry Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Eastern Illustrating Company

"… Cassens, a young entrepreneur, started a postcard company, the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, in the mid-coast town of Belfast, Maine."

Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company

"Established in ca.1870 by Henry Harding, the company imported huge coils of wire (1/4 inch in diameter) from Boston and Portland."

Historic Hallowell - The Boston Flint Company

"… was glued, they would sprinkle the flint and granite onto the glue and let it dry. This would form into sandpaper."

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 - The Cotton Mill & The Johnson Shoe Company

"The Cotton Mill & The Johnson Shoe Company These days, there aren’t many major factories in our communities."

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

"Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company Hallowell Steam and Boom Company, Hallowell, ca. 1895Courtesy of Sumner A."

Historic Hallowell - Portrait of the Proprietor

"He was the second Maine Governor from Hallowell elected in 1887. His son Joseph F. Bodwell succeeded him as president of the Hallowell Granite Works."

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"Blacksmiths were are the heart of the granite industry where sharp chisels were an absolute necessity. Wire Mill on Vaughan Brook."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"… and equestrian statues of Union soldier heroes, granite shafts, urns, tablets, and mounted cannon."

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."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"The granite wall, (part of the Granite Block) was there, although it was endangering the fire fighters below."

Historic Hallowell - Communication

"The president of the company was C.H. O’Brien, hence the name of the company. The electrophone was an electronic piece of equipment that was used to…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… Block had gable roofs and walls made out of granite, brick, terra-cotta, dentil moldings and soldier bricks."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… structure made of limestone and bricks with a granite foundation. There are columns at its entrance to define the curved front; above these columns…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 4 of 4

"… power of the water, the great river crashing to granite rock, white water exploding from granite rock – unbelievable, the power of life! Tom…"

Historic Hallowell - Wire, Ice, and Iron Industries

"… in Hallowell’s history were the Fuller Foundry, several ice houses, and the Kennebec Wire Company. Click on the links to find more information."

Historic Hallowell - The Fuller Foundry

"1933Hubbard Free Library In the 1850s, the company of Prescott & Fuller Iron Foundry was formed on Milliken’s Crossing, in Hallowell, Maine."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 2 of 2

"… Della Collins, Eastern Steamship Company Wharf, Kennebec River, Hallowell, ca. 1890 Click on the picture and zoom-in for a closer look…"

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"The Steam and Boom Company collected all the logs and put them through a saw mill. The saw mill would make the logs in different shapes and sizes, so…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"… an individual partner The Boston Flint Paper Company, Whiting Mill, Machine Shop, and the Slate & Plaster Mill operated along the Vaughan Stream…"

Historic Hallowell - Historic Hallowell Resources and Links

"… 10:00AM - 2:00PM Sun Closed Eastern Publishing Company Photographs of Hallowell NewEnglandTowns.org brings together historic accounts of New…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell House

"… enterprise and capital formed the Hallowell House Company to finance the project. The hotel hosted legislators and famous visitors: Phillips…"