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Item 61864

Quarry boat loaded with granite stone, Swan's Island, 1900

Quarry boat loaded with granite stone, Swan's Island, 1900

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Item 26936

Tower and workers at Mount Waldo Quarry, ca. 1880

Tower and workers at Mount Waldo Quarry, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Date: circa 1880 Location: Frankfort Media: Photographic print

Item 72370

Baird's Quarry with crane, Swan's Island, ca. 1900

Baird's Quarry with crane, Swan's Island, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Swan's Island Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Immigrant workers at Hall Quarry, Mount Desert, 1905

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.

Exhibit

Cut in Williams Quarry, Rockland, ca. 1875

Promoting Rockland Through a Stereopticon, 1875

Frank Crockett and photographer J.P. Armbrust took stereo views of Rockland's downtown, industry, and notable homes in the 1870s as a way to promote tourism to the town.

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Students on porch, Farmington State Normal School, ca. 1928

We Used to be "Normal": A History of F.S.N.S.

Farmington's Normal School -- a teacher-training facility -- opened in 1863 and, over the decades, offered academic programs that included such unique features as domestic and child-care training, and extra-curricular activities from athletics to music and theater.

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Quarry men after work, Swan's Island, ca. 1900

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Quarrying

"Quarrying Quarry men after work, Swan's Island, ca. 1900Swan's Island Historical Society Granite quarrying was a successful industry on Swan’s…"

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Kids above quarry, Swan's Island, 2011

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry

"For information and audio clips on Swan's Island's other quarries, click here. Kids above quarry, Swan's Island, 2011Swan's Island Historical…"

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Quarry rails from the quarry dock to the quarry, Swan's Island, ca. 1900

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry history

"Quarry rails from the quarry dock to the quarry, Swan's Island, ca. 1900Swan's Island Historical Society The pinkish buff granite from it was medium…"