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Historic Hallowell - Industry on the Bombahook Citations

"Old Hallowell on the Kennebec. Augusta, Maine: Sam Teddy Publishers, 2009 N.p.: n.p., n.d. www.google.com. 23 Apr."

Historic Hallowell - Police and Fire Citations

"Nason, Emma H. Old Hallowell on the Kennebec. South China, ME: Sam Teddy Publishing, 2009. “The History of The Fireman’s Muster.” n.d."

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell's First Dwelling

"Emma Huntington Nason, Old Hallowell on the Kennebec. Augusta, ME: Burleigh & Flynt, 1909. Next steps in the stroll through Hallowell ~ A Great…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Works Cited Page

"“CMP attacks lines in frigid battle.” Kennebec Journal, 11 Jan. 1998, Storm Edition: Day 3, sec. Front Page. Cheever, Dave."

Historic Hallowell - Historic Hallowell Resources and Links

"… Historic Maps Hallowell, Kennebec Co., Maine (sheet 1, index) by Sanborn-Perris Map Company from 1890 In the collection of The David Rumsey…"

Historic Hallowell - In the Beginning - Raw Materials - Quarrying

"Hallowell is no exception. The Kennebec is the thoroughfare. Like most communities in Maine the resource first exploited was timber, processed into…"

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 - Dummer House

"Old Hallowell on the Kennebec, Nason, 1909. Nathaniel Dummer held several prominent roles in the civic life of Hallowell."

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

"… high-quality, fine grained granite close to the river. Outcroppings like those of Hain’s Ledge Quarry just a couple miles west of town provided…"

Historic Hallowell - A Bay State Exodus

"… a boat could get a man from Massachusetts to the Kennebec valley. Each decade after the Revolution saw the population of the area increase by…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipbuilders, Sailors and Whaling Men

"… that all you needed to build ships on the Kennebec was a stand of timber, a sloping bank and a little good water."

Historic Hallowell - Joppa

"… article titled "Story Linked to Naming of Joppa", Kennebec Journal July 27, 1962. Joppa Looking North, Hallowell, 1870Courtesy of Sumner A."

Historic Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"… author and composer wrote in Old Hallowell on the Kennebec: A stranger visiting Hallowell, to-day, cannot fail to be impressed by the picturesque…"

Historic Hallowell - Thomas Bond House

"Hallowell House". An 1879 Kennebec County map shows the occupant of the Thomas Bond House as H.Q. Blake. H.Q."

Historic Hallowell - A Chosen Place

"… another man stood on the hillside overlooking the Kennebec and reflected on what had attracted him to Hallowell, a place he now called home."

Historic Hallowell - In Sickness and in Health

"… Revolution many trained physicians came to the Kennebec Valley to establish medical practices. They included Daniel Cony, Samuel Colman, Benjamin…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnny Stringer ~ A Character of Industry

"… Emma Huntington Nason in Old Hallowell on the Kennebec, as one of the town’s “interesting characters.” Who does not remember Johnny Stringer--the…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"… Industry on the Bombahook and Commerce on the Kennebec describing some of the happenings along the riverfront and related topics."

Historic Hallowell - City Marshals

"He was assigned the duties of deputy sheriff of Kennebec County in 1901 and City Marshal of Hallowell."

Historic Hallowell - Prisons and Firearms

"… who commit crimes in Hallowell are sent to the Kennebec County Jail. Police Revolver, Hallowell Police Department, Hallowell, 1890,Hubbard…"

Historic Hallowell - Cascade Hand Tub

"… Hallowell and the logs that floated down the Kennebec. These logs at most burned slowly. There were also no matches at the time."

Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"… his Deputies in Pownalborough until 1799, when Kennebec County was established. When the first Town Hall was constructed in 1828 it included a…"

Historic Hallowell - Wood Ashes or Gold Dust?

"… one of the conditions of sale imposed by the Kennebec Proprietors. Once the timber was cut and the house and barn built, was there anything of…"

Historic Hallowell - A Post-Revolutionary Generation

"… interests inherited from Benjamin Hallowell, the Kennebec Proprietor for whom the town was named. The Proprietors were a group of wealthy Boston…"