Mooers Dairy Sled, Houlton, c. 1900
Contributed by Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum
Item 17245
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Description
A. E Mooers raised about 30 head of jersey cows on his farm on the Ludlow Road in Houlton in the late 1800s. The family carried the business on until the late 1930s. The Mooers delivered milk and cream to two local grocery stores: The Riley Brothers and Robinsons, and about 50 residential customers in the Houlton area.
Other Information
- Title: Mooers Dairy Sled, Houlton, c. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1930
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Town: Houlton
- County: Aroostook
- State: ME
- Media: wood
- Dimensions (cm): 119 x 314 x 102
- Object Type: Physical Object
For more information about this item, contact:
Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum
1678 U.S. Route 1, Littleton, ME 04730
(207) 538-9300
http://www.oldplow.org
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LC Subject Headings
Sleds & sleighs
Dairy industry--Maine--Houlton
Family farms--Maine--Houlton
Dairy farmers
A.E. Mooers (Firm) (Houlton, Me.)--Equipment & supplies
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Other Keywords
Robinsons Grocery , grocery stores , The Riley Brothers Grocery , Ludlow Road , jersey cows , cream , milk
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