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Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook Arthur Moore's Ice House, Hallowell, ca. 1940 Click on the picture to learn more about Moore's Ice…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook Arthur Moore's Ice House, Hallowell, ca. 1940Hubbard Free Library Ice houses were a big part of…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"When summer came around, they would send out the ice to be purchased and put in ice boxes as a source of refrigeration until William Cullen would…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice; The Ice Storm of 1998; Ice Storm '98

"Ice; The Ice Storm of 1998; Ice Storm '98 Ice Written By Tiffiny McCollett and Ashley Boerner Ice thickly covered every little branch and glittered…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"You would insulate it with sawdust from the mills. That would go on until the ice house was full.” Weston's Ox TeamHubbard Free Library “In the…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"Written by Clio Barr Ice Storm Extras The ice storm of 1998 was a natural disaster in Maine. It was a bad storm for everyone, it killed people and…"

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 - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"… the trees, sun shining on the ground covered with ice, and ice hanging off of telephone wires. Some people called it terrible and never wanted to…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"You would insulate it with sawdust from the mills. That would go on until the ice house was full. Weston's Ox TeamHubbard Free Library…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Bonnie and Donnie Staples' house

"… store sold a variety of food items such as the ice cream and candy that made it memorable to the younger islanders."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"Ice Storm Interviews Ice Storm, Wingate Residence, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library Clio Barr's Interview of Wendy Wingate about the Ice…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Granite and Ice Industries

"Then, in warmer weather, the ice would be loaded onto schooners for transport to market. As the granite industry was coming into its own, another…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… more or less – 84 dwelling houses, 12 school houses, 14 meeting houses [among them the first congregational and baptist churches in blue hill] and…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Patten Free Library

"… and rendered unrepairable when it fell into the ice pond in the park. It was soon replaced with the Spirit of the Sea."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… of years ago, erosion by rivers and continental ice sheets produced topography of ridges underlain by resistant bedrock such as granite, and…"

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

"And right next door to where that was, there was—Chetwynds have got that little house now, used to be bigger."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Lincoln Block

"They stored the ice in big barns with hay and sawdust. The hay and sawdust preserved the ice for long periods of time."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Winter Fun

"Russell (son at left) and Judson Smith were making ice cream, circa 1942. Soon after, Russell left to fight in World War II."

Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"… City HallHubbard Free Library Ice storm' Hallowell House, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library During the Ice Storm of 1998, Hallowell…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"… 8 On January 14th the storm ended leaving behind ice coated streets, cars, power lines, tree limbs and many houses without heat and power."

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

"Huge ice-storage houses were built along the river, and the harvest was stored packed in hay as well as sawdust, which would have been available in…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 3 - Page 1 of 2

"Day 3 Ice Storm, Second Street, Hallowell, 1998Hubbard Free Library On the third day of the ice storm there was a break in the storm."

Historic Hallowell - News Article by Emily Markham

"Two nearly build ice shacks have been blown in the river by a gale. The Kennebec waters have flooded the ice field before they could be harvested."

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

"1925Swan's Island Historical Society Ice cream socials were also popular in the 1940s occurring when islanders walked to places like the Seaside…"