Keywords: Slate
Item 78881
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: 1951-09-14 Location: Barnard Media: Photographic print
Item 78797
Slate Mill operation, Monson, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print
Item 86153
26 Central Wharf, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Central Wharf Proprietors Use: Mfg Slate Sinks
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
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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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - 1895 Village School
1895 Village School Slate tablet of Ida Allen, Strong, 1892 Item 66983 infoStrong Historical Society The slate tablet was used with chalk…
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Online Items
Online Items Slate tablet of Ida Allen, Strong, 1892 Item 66983 infoStrong Historical Society The slate tablet was used with chalk to do…
Story
Apple Time - a visit to the ancestral farm
by Randy Randall
Memories from childhood of visiting the family homestead in Limington during apple picking time.
