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Keywords: Slate Quarrying
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Item 78945
Title: Slate Quarry employees, Monson, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society
Date: circa 1930
Location: Monson
Media: Photograph
Item 78756
Title: Slate Quarry Workers, Monson, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society
Date: circa 1900
Location: Monson
Media: photograph
Item 78839
Title: Slate Quarry Employees, Monson, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society
Date: circa 1910
Location: Monson
Media: Photograph
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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.