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Item 19462
Title: Granite Sample
Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society
Date: circa 1900
Location: Mount Desert
Media: Stone
Item 19471
Title: Schooner Loading Granite at Hall Quarry, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society
Date: circa 1900
Location: Mount Desert; Hall Quarry
Media: Photograph
Item 14053
Title: Granite quarry, Hancock County
Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society
Date: circa 1890
Location: Mount Desert
Media: Photograph
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Item 56702
Item 56701
Item 56703
Address: 41-45 Granite Street, Portland
Owner in 1924: Frederick Z. Butterfield
Use: Dwelling - Single family
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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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The history of the smallest city in Maine as created by a team consisting of the Hallowell Area Board of Trade, Hubbard Free Library, The Row House, Vaughan Homestead Foundation, Hallowell Firemen’s Association, and students from Hall-Dale Middle School. Topics covered include: natural disasters, the granite industry and other industries central to the development of the city, firefighters and police, Hallowell’s contribution to modern medicine, the Kennebec River, and more.
Site
Maine Granite Industry Historical Society
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Site
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature
Highlights from the history of what is perhaps the most popular tourist destination in Maine. The site was created by a partnership between MDI High School, Mount Desert Elementary School, and a number of supporting organizations: Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor Historical Society, the Jesup Memorial Library, Great Harbor Maritime Museum, and the Maine Granite Industry Historical Society. Exhibits cover Northeast Harbor, the Granite industry, Bar Harbor’s Building of Arts, the Green Mountain Railway, the Bryants and the Rockefellers, and steamboats.