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Keywords: Slate
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Item 78881
Title: Slate Splitter, Barnard, 1951
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society
Date: 1951-09-14
Location: Barnard
Media: Photograph
Item 78797
Title: Slate Mill Operation, Monson, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society
Date: circa 1920
Location: Monson
Media: Photograph
Item 9182
Title: Monson-Maine Slate Company mill
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society
Date: circa 1920
Location: Monson
Media: black and white photo
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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.
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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.