Keywords: Cattle competition
Item 33882
Photograph of cattle competition at the Blue Hill Fair, 1957
Contributed by: Blue Hill Public Library Date: 1957 Location: Blue Hill Media: Photographic print
Item 33884
Blue Hill Fair ox teams in Blue Hill village, ca. 1875
Contributed by: Blue Hill Public Library Date: circa 1875 Location: Blue Hill Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Blueberries to Potatoes: Farming in Maine
Not part of the American "farm belt," Maine nonetheless has been known over the years for a few agricultural items, especially blueberries, sweet corn, potatoes, apples, chickens and dairy products.
Exhibit
After the canoe, steamboats became the favored method of transportation on Moosehead Lake. They revolutionized movement of logs and helped promote tourism in the region.
Site Page
Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair
"Photograph of cattle competition at the Blue Hill Fair, 1957Blue Hill Public Library Today, with the work of the Blue Hill Heritage Trust's Farmland…"
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4
"… Historical Society Cumberland Junction Cattle AuctionCumberland Historical Society Dairy and beef cattle were also mainstays of the area’s…"