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Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Hallowell Granite

"Solid Foundations - Hallowell Granite Hallowell viewed from Chelsea, Hallowell Chelsea Bridge, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Lasting Legacies

"Solid Foundations - Lasting Legacies Hallowell celebrates proudly!Hubbard Free Library Hallowell Celebrates It 250th Anniversary! The City…"

Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand

"Cornice stones for Boston's Quincy Market, for example, were produced beginning in 1815. Largest Granite Slab cut from Hains Ledge Quarry…"

Historic Hallowell - The Johnson Shoe Bros.

"… found, A building made from wood with a brick foundation, Which was the start of a Hallowell sensation."

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 3 of 3

"… had moved off the island and today only the foundation stones and remnants are all that remain of a once thriving community in Blue Hill."

Historic Hallowell - Our Journey Home

"… the importance of living by example -- were the foundations of the special quality of life that exists in Hallowell."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"The Andrews' supplied granite to big local projects as well. The quarry on South Street was opened to supply stone for the Western Division Railroad…"

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"… regular building was made of wood with a brick foundation. The building had parts built onto it in 1894, expanding it all the way to the railroad…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"The building was made of wood with a brick foundation. Charles Weiner became the president of this establishment, and David Haskell was the treasurer."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 5 of 5

"The foundation was made out of granite blocks, wood and posts and beams. The house was Victorian influenced and was one-and-a-half stories tall…"

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

"… 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 - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

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

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"It is brick with a granite foundation. Sagadahock National Bank, Bath, ca. 1876 Maine Maritime Museum Before the Lincoln Bank was built in…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… dentils and very detailed window borders; the foundation was made of granite. In 1987, an addition made out of cement blocks with a blue belt was…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"A dry and deep concrete foundation was dug and built for the house to the north along Rye Field Lane, and the house moved onto the foundation…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… though a 2001 archaeological search located the foundation on the level top of the cliffs, set back from the edge."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"Wharff to do the foundation work on the bridge with granite. The cost to the towns was $750, $500 for abutments underneath the bridge, and $250 for…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"The readily available granite, clay, and wood helped the town develop into a thriving hub. The granite provided the building blocks for early homes…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… from wooden ships to metal hulls, threatened the foundation of Bath’s economy. The number of shipyards decreased significantly through the 1870s…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Of these, Latin and Greek foundations, English, and penmanship were considered extremely important. A common course for young men was navigation."