Maine Memory Network
Maine's Online Museum

Title: Sullivan Quarries

Contributed by: Sullivan and Sorrento Historical Society

Date: circa 1900

Location: Sullivan; Sorrento

Media: Photograph

Title: Lime rock quarry, Rockland, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society

Date: circa 1915

Location: Rockland

Media: Postcard

Title: E.A. Hurd Granite Quarry, Lincoln, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Lincoln Historical Society

Date: circa 1890

Location: Lincoln

Media: Photograph

Extracting Wealth

Maine's natural resources -- granite, limestone and slate in particular -- along with its excellent ports made it a leader in mining and production of the valuable building materials. Stone work also attracted numerous skilled immigrants.

Laboring in Maine

Workers in Maine have labored in factories, on farms, in the woods, on the water, among other locales. Many of Maine's occupations have been determined by the state's climate and geographical features.

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary

A look back at island life in Maine as captured by a team consisting of Swan's Island Educational Society representatives, which encompasses the community's library and historical society, a class from the Swan's Island School, and an Island Fellow from the Island Institute. Exhibit topics examine islanders at work and play, Baird's Quarry, old buildings, and the changing role of women on the island.