Keywords: Slate Machinery
Item 78887
Quarry Machinery, Monson, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print
Item 78913
Monson-Maine Slate Company, Monson, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print
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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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Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream
"The slate was made of clay or volcanic ash. Slate, a rock formed from shale and mined by quarrying, had low heat and not very much pressure put on it."
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village
"… no doctor, and our Central Elementary School is slated to close at the end of the school year. We have a Presbyterian Church, a post office, a…"
