Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"The paper industry relied on the logging industry because they used trees to make paper. Nowadays, logs aren’t shipped down the Kennebec River…"

Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"The Cotton Mill closed and had to sell all of its machinery in 1890 and was replaced by the shoe industry."

Historic Hallowell - Energy

"… Cascade, Hallowell, 1871Hubbard Free Library Industrial Revolution - Hallowell Energy In the Mid/Late 1800’s In the mid and late 1800’s, the basic…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"… public utilities, forestry, private property, and industries and the damage amounted to hundreds of millions of dollars."

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilding

"… Moore, Harbor Master  Shipbuilding was a huge industry in Hallowell in the late 1800s. They would build ships on the Kennebec River and then send…"

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

"This company was Hallowell’s only remaining industry in 1961. In 1962, the Hallowell Shoe Company became a subsidiary of Desco Company in New York."

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"… Society/MaineToday Media Whaling was not a big industry in Hallowell, or in Maine for that matter."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"… of Hallowell's Police and Fire Departments, Industry on the Bombahook and Commerce on the Kennebec describing some of the happenings along the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"The Ocean View hotel was open throughout the 1920s but it was shut down during the Depression, along with many of the island's industries."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders at Work

"The fishing industry is a good example of the islanders' self sufficiency. Fishing Medicinal fish oil factory on Johnson Island, Swan's Island…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"These men were both well experienced in the shoe industry business. Johnson House, Summer Street, Hallowell, 1968Hubbard Free Library The…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… the cargo shipped to? The products shipped were: granite, wood ashes, lumber, sheep, chickens, and ice, according to Sam Webber, local historian."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"… Island Historical Society The pinkish buff granite from it was medium to coarse in texture and was used for pavers, random, and dimension stone…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry

"… kept drained so that the workers could access the granite. When the quarrying season was over each year, the rain filled up the pit and iced over…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"Despite the decrease in industry and communication and the confusion of post-war life, the island made the shift to modern utilities and once again…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"After the close of other island industries, lobster fishing remains predominant. A successful trap limit was enforced in 1984 that reduced the…"

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…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 2 of 17

"Biddeford and Saco were well known for ice harvesting, granite cutting, and cotton textile manufacturing."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 4 of 17

"… Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco X Granite quarries became more popular in Biddeford during the Civil War."

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 - Police and Fire Citations

"Police and Fire Citations Administrator,. New England Muster Assn.. 20 Sept. 2009. N.E.M.A.. 10 Apr."

Historic Hallowell - John Calvin Stevens House

"John Calvin Stevens House John Calvin Stevens House X John Calvin Stevens, Portland, ca. 1930Maine Historical Society The Wil C."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Sounds

"Hallowell Sounds Here are some interesting and exciting Hallowell Sounds. The Serenaders Stars Over Stevens ~ Listen to the singers from the Stevens…"

Historic Hallowell - Areas where blizzard of 1952 hit Maine

"Areas where blizzard of 1952 hit Maine Areas where the blizzard of 1952 hit Maine X By David Mallow"