Maine Memory Network

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years Text by Kate Webber Images from the Swan's Island Historical Society Carrying Place X…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Redmen's Hall

"Redmen's Hall Waterfront with steamboat, Swan's Island, ca. 1920Swan's Island Historical Society The Improved Order of Red Men was a national…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Salmon industry

"Salmon industry Salmon pens off Swan's Island, ca. 1990Swan's Island Historical Society Swan’s Island was home to an Atlantic salmon farm and…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Andrew Smith Store

"Andrew Smith Store Andrew Smith's store, Swan's Island, ca. 1940Swan's Island Historical Society Captain Andrew C."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Farming

"Farming Walter Joyce comparing height of corn, Swan's Island, ca. 1930Swan's Island Historical Society Farming was always a part of the fabric…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Dance

"Dance Musicians for dances at Mertic Morrison's restaurant, Swan's Island, ca.1968Swan's Island Historical Society Dancing was also a popular…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"Islanders At Play Text by Beverly McAloon Audios created and produced by Meghan Vigeant Images from Swan's Island Historical Society Swan’s Island…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication

"Telephone communication In 1896 two store owners, H.W. Joyce in Atlantic and Isaac W. Stinson in Swan's Island Village, had a telephone line between…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - -Across the Sea- a history through transportation

"-Across the Sea- a history through transportation Text by Kate Webber Images from the Swan's Island Historical Society Four men line fishing…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures

"Summer Pleasures Dale Stockbridge and Galen Turner, Swan's Island, ca. 1965Swan's Island Historical Society Playing at the beach, Swan's…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts

"Women's Firsts Text by Candis Joyce Photos courtesy of the Swan's Island Historical Society As in many rural towns and villages, island women’s…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Playing at the pond

"Playing at the pond Although Baird's Quarry was kept drained during its working seasons, once operations closed down for the winter it was always…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Exhibits

"Exhibits Staples brothers waiting for the bus, Swan's Island, ca. 1955Swan's Island Historical Society In creating our exhibits, especially…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"Some of these included granite mined in East Blue Hill, lumber, ice from local ponds that was shipped in sawdust to keep from melting, and fish."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"Former land and loading dock of the Blue Hill Granite Company were purchased and a clubhouse built in 1948."

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…"

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 Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"… window borders; the foundation was made of granite. In 1987, an addition made out of cement blocks with a blue belt was built on the back of the…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Davenport Memorial and City Hall

"… of schools' office is at one of the schools, but the school board meetings are still held at City Hall."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"The Grant building is brick with a front of granite and limestone in the art deco style. There were 473 Grant stores nationwide."

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…"

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…"

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."