Keywords: slate industry
Item 78797
Slate Mill operation, Monson, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print
Item 9182
Monson-Maine Slate Company mill, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Monson 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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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 on the Bombahook Citations
""Revision History of Slate." Wikipedia. Ed. Mike Norton. 11 Apr. 2011. Rivard, Paul E. Maine Sawmills: a History."
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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."
