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Historical Items

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Item 27840

Lime Quarry, Thomaston, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 84147

Digging Limestone in Engine Quarry, Rockland, ca. 1875

Contributed by: Rockland Historical Society Date: circa 1875 Location: Rockland Media: Stereograph

Item 87773

Ulmer Quarry and the Pleasant Street bridge, Rockland, ca. 1875

Contributed by: Rockland Historical Society Date: circa 1875 Location: Rockland Media: Stereograph

Online Exhibits

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Promoting Rockland Through a Stereopticon, 1875

Frank Crockett and photographer J.P. Armbrust took stereo views of Rockland's downtown, industry, and notable homes in the 1870s as a way to promote tourism to the town.

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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.

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Begin Again: reckoning with intolerance in Maine

BEGIN AGAIN explores Maine's historic role, going back 528 years, in crisis that brought about the pandemic, social and economic inequities, and the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020.

Site Pages

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"… One hundred years after Henry Knox's involvement, lime quarrying was still an active industry in Thomaston.Maine Historical Society Lime was…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Maine State Prison

"… Limestone Hill and its nearly 100-year-old lime quarry, a wharf and stores on Wadsworth Street."

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1870 to 1915

"… Society In addition to shipbuilding, the lime quarry industry- now cement production - continues to be a source of employment in the town."