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Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"The roof had broad, overhanging eaves to shade the walls as much as possible. Many ice houses had a small, entry room lit by a small window and an…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"The roof had broad, overhanging eaves to shade the walls as much as possible. Many ice houses had a small, entry room lit by a small window and an…"

Ste. Agathe Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"… they would be stored in sawdust to keep cool and insulated the cold. The Ice industry started in 1826 and lasted 75 years."

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…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"The egg house had sawdust insulation in the walls and an ice bunk in the center. The wooden egg cases were kept cool, awaiting shipment to Boston…"

Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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

"… Lane, and the house moved onto the foundation, insulated and sided. Winterized year-round plumbing was added, central forced hot air heat…"

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…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 1 of 5

"… a normal building, made of wood, and not too much insulation. It has a good roof with shingles. Thomas Macomber, the builder and founder of this…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… a “ meandering mix of isolated hinterlands and insulated peninsulas, populated by certain and defined neighborhoods of people whose purpose and…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"There wasn’t easy access to drinking water and insulating the homes for the winter was a challenge. Malaga Island Cemetery Malaga resident cemetery…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… cycles of boom and bust and the County was not insulated from the effects of the Great Depression. Presque Isle Army Airfield, ca."

Acadian Archives

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