Keywords: Hallowell Granite Works
Item 29246
Granite column, Winthrop Hill, Hallowell, 1897
Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: 1897-03-01 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print
Item 54283
Hallowell Granite Works, Water Street, Hallowell, 1900
Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print
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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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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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Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Hallowell Granite
"Maternity, Hallowell Granite Works, ca. 1895Hubbard Free Library What made Hallowell granite desirable? It was light and fine grained, with a high…"
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Historic Hallowell - Cyclone Work Cited
"… Cyclone Work Cited “An Early Morning Cyclone.” The Hallowell Register, 4 Jan. 1896"
