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Historical Items

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Item 19458

Granite Cutters' National Union Badge, Frankfort

Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Frankfort Media: Metal and cloth

Item 19459

Granite Cutters National Union badge

Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Mount Desert Media: Cloth, metal

Item 19460

Maine Granite Cutters National Union badges

Contributed by: Maine Granite Industry Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Mount Desert Media: Cloth, metal

Online Exhibits

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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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A Day for Remembering

Most societies have had rituals or times set aside to honor ancestors, those who have died and have paved the way for the living. Memorial Day, the last Monday in May, is the day Americans have set aside for such remembrances.

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400 years of New Mainers

Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.

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Maine Granite Industry Historical Society

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"The quarrymen and engineers later joined the Quarrymen's Union. The Bodwell Granite Works was the subject of a lot of labor actions, including a 5…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"Benjamin Cutter of Bangor bought 66 acres east of Second Pond where he established the long running Blue Hill Copper Mining and Smelting Company."