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Keywords: quarrying
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Item 78878
Title: Barnard Quarry employees, 1951
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society
Date: 1951-09-12
Location: Barnard
Media: Photograph
Item 78905
Title: Lake Hebron Quarry, Monson, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society
Date: circa 1900
Location: Monson
Media: Photograph
Item 78899
Title: Leighton's Quarry, Willimantic, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society
Date: circa 1940
Location: Willimantic
Media: Postcard
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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.
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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.