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Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Hallowell Granite

"Maternity, Hallowell Granite Works, ca. 1895Hubbard Free Library What made Hallowell granite desirable?  It was light and fine grained, with a high…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Schools

"Hallowell Schools Warren Street School, Hallowell, ca. 1890Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner The founders of Hallowell…"

Historic Hallowell - Maine Industrial School for Girls

"1919Hubbard Free Library The purpose of the school was thusly defined: "STATEMENT - The Maine Industrial School for Girls is designed as a refuge…"

Historic Hallowell - Hall-Dale Middle School 2009-2010

"Hall-Dale Middle School 2009-2010 Brian Allen Luke Armentrout Clio Barr Brandyn Bechard Amber Bell George Berry Adam Blanche Ashley Boerner…"

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."

Historic Hallowell - Transportation Challenge

"1890Hubbard Free Library Granite pieces too large to be sent by rail were shipped by sea. Transfer to the ships was done at the granite wharf near…"

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

"Moving Granite, Outer Winthrop Street, Hallowell, ca. 1890Hubbard Free Library The wagon-like carriers were called "galamanders," and were usually…"

Historic Hallowell - Natural Resource to Finished Product

"Workers, Hallowell Granite Works, Franklin Street, ca. 1895Hubbard Free Library 250 men worked at both the quarry and the granite yard."

Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"Granite Workers, Hallowell Granite Works, Hallowell, ca. 1920Hubbard Free Library In 1901 the average Maine granite cutter received between $2.80…"

Historic Hallowell - In the Beginning - Raw Materials - Quarrying

"… finest public monuments were cut from Hallowell granite and sculpted by her artisans Hallowell viewed from Chelsea, Hallowell Chelsea Bridge…"

Historic Hallowell - One of Many Monuments

"… Free Library One well known example of Hallowell Granite workers’ skill is the National Monument to the Forefathers in Plymouth, Massachusetts."

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."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"As the end of the 1960s approached, it became obvious that the current high school building was not going to meet the demands of the district because…"

Historic Hallowell - Train Wreck Of 1937

"… through the large window at the west end of the granite building. Train Wreck, Hallowell, 1937Hubbard Free Library Train Wreck…"

Historic Hallowell - “Maine’s Century” Ends

"… Kennebec River steamboat traffic just as the granite industry gave way to concrete and steel. Last Coal Barge, Hallowell, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Industry and Immigrants-A Changing Community

"… established after the Civil War, was the granite industry. For over 50 years, it employed close to 500 skilled stone cutters and sculptors, many of…"

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 - Martha Ballard's Modern Connection

"… a direct descendant attending Hall-Dale Middle School. His name is Spencer Buck. He was interviewed by fellow classmate _____________ about his…"

Historic Hallowell - Classical and Scientific Academy

"It was a boarding as well as day school. Its board of trustees and management, some of them clergymen, were affiliated with the Congregational…"

Historic Hallowell - Our Work and Our Team

"… Erin Ballew – 8th Grade Student - HallDale Middle School – KIDS RSU2 Libby Ladner – 7th Grade Science Teacher – HallDale Middle School – RSU2 Lisa…"

Historic Hallowell - Commerce on the Kennebec

"… ice cutting, shipping, whaling, and also the waterfront. This exhibit was created in 2011 by the 7th Grade students at Hall-Dale Middle School."

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."

Historic Hallowell - Industrial Technology

"1890Hubbard Free Library Hallowell schools, energy in Hallowell, communication in Hallowell, the Hallowell Iron Foundry, and transportation in…"