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

"Quarrying Quarry men after work, Swan's Island, ca. 1900Swan's Island Historical Society Granite quarrying was a successful industry on Swan’s…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry

"For information and audio clips on Swan's Island's other quarries, click here. Kids above quarry, Swan's Island, 2011Swan's Island Historical…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"Quarry rails from the quarry dock to the quarry, Swan's Island, ca. 1900Swan's Island Historical Society The pinkish buff granite from it was medium…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry

"Draining the quarry Men draining the Quarry Pond X On July 27, 2003, a group of Swan's Islanders got together to drain the Quarry Pond in…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry

"… Swan's Island 3-5 grade class on an old quarry boilerSwan's Island Historical Society Kim Colbeth's 3-5 grade class visited Baird's Quarry…"

Historic Hallowell - In the Beginning - Raw Materials - Quarrying

"Quarrying granite soon followed. Outcroppings like those of Hain’s Ledge Quarry west of town provided easy access to the raw material."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Student genealogy

"Fritz was reported to be the fastest paving stone cutter of his time. Dori Lemoine, one of Michael Fournier's 6-8th grade students, is a resident…"

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

"The Quarry Pond has been used for swimming ever since. Three skaters at the Quarry Pond, Swan's Island, 1949Swan's Island Historical Society…"

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

"… the interior part of the island and there is the Quarry Pond in Minturn which was created by the filling in of water when the quarry stopped…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - History Detectives

"Check out the exhibits below to see ways the students got involved: Old Buildings Exhibit Baird's Quarry Exhibit"

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

"… place on the island, where, “…one can throw a stone from water to water at high tide.” Dr. Small, a Deer Isle man who served as a doctor on Swan’s…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Welcome to Swan's Island!

"… American shell middens to the rusted remains of quarrying equipment, Swan's Island holds a living history of the industries that have sustained its…"

Historic Hallowell - Natural Resource to Finished Product

"Workers produced building stones, paving stones and statuary and monuments. The paving stones, 6x8 inches, sold for 20 cents apiece and were shipped…"

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

"Cornice stones for Boston's Quincy Market, for example, were produced beginning in 1815. Largest Granite Slab cut from Hains Ledge Quarry…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"The largest of these, the Baird's Quarry in Minturn, opened in 1890. Quarry work followed fishing as the second largest form of employment and source…"

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

"… Swan’s Island at seven in the morning from the Quarry Wharf in Minturn, stopped at nearby Frenchboro, then McKinley (now known as Bass Harbor, on…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… Swan’s Island at seven in the morning from the Quarry Wharf in Minturn, stopped at nearby Frenchboro and McKinley (now known as Bass Harbor, on…"

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Hallowell Granite

"… in Maine the first resource exploited was timber, quarrying granite soon followed as a money-maker. Maternity, Hallowell Granite Works, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"As a youth Protasio worked in the marble quarries of Carrara famous for providing the stone used by Michaelangelo among others."

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

"Sports Organized Sports Swan's Island softball team, ca. 1978Swan's Island Historical Society Much as the 1950s were all about the Brooklyn…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Old Buildings

"Old Buildings Bonnie and Donnie Staples' house Minturn Schoolhouse The Tea Room Redmen's Hall Seaside Hall Andrew Smith Store…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Minturn Schoolhouse

"Minturn Schoolhouse Minturn Schoolhouse, Swan's Island, ca. 1930Swan's Island Historical Society The Minturn Schoolhouse was built in 1899…"

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

"Resources Images: Swan's Island Historical Society "Penobscot Nation Cultural & Historic Preservation Department." Penobscot Nation Cultural &…"

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

"Summer Pleasures cont'd Seaside Hall in Atlantic village, Swan's Island, ca. 1925Swan's Island Historical Society Ice cream socials were also…"