Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Solid Foundations - Hallowell Granite

"… Free Library Many of America's finest public monuments were cut from Hallowell granite and sculpted by her artisans, but why stone from the banks…"

Historic Hallowell - One of Many Monuments

"One of Many Monuments National Monument to the Forefathers model, Hallowell, ca. 1889Hubbard Free Library One well known example of Hallowell…"

Historic Hallowell - Natural Resource to Finished Product

"… building stones, paving stones and statuary and monuments. The paving stones, 6x8 inches, sold for 20 cents apiece and were shipped out in 50-60…"

Historic Hallowell - In the Beginning - Raw Materials - Quarrying

"… - Quarrying Many of America's finest public monuments were cut from Hallowell granite and sculpted by her artisans Hallowell viewed from…"

Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"Granite Workers, Hallowell Granite Works, Hallowell, ca. 1920Hubbard Free Library In 1901 the average Maine granite cutter received between $2.80…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry and Immigrants-A Changing Community

"These artisans produced some of the finest public monuments and statuary found in America. The 1850s also brought significant political change, and a…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"There is Biddeford granite in the Lincoln monument in Springfield, Illinois and the foundations of the Brooklyn Bridge."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahoc County Courthouse

"The monument cost $5,975 to build. There are three tablets on the front. One tablet says, “HONOR THE BRAVE.” Below that the tablet says, “Erected by…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Founding of Acadia National Park

"… he finished, he had created 57 miles of roads, 17 granite bridges and two gate houses, all built with local granite."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"Engravings on the monuments four sides read: “TO THE BRAVE MEN OF FARMINGTON, who on land and sea freely offered their lives in defense of the union…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"… spent much of its time soliciting funds for monuments and memorials, busts and equestrian statues of Union soldiers and heroes, granite shafts…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"The monument is on the Pleasant Street edge of the park, and reads “Lubec Incoporated June 21 1811 Commemorated June 21 1911."

Acadia National Park

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"… spent a lot of time setting up funds for monuments, memorials, busts and equestrian statues of Union soldier heroes, granite shafts, urns, tablets…"

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… where his grave is marked by a granite tomb and monument. In addition to his public life, Governor Lincoln was a man of literary accomplishments…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"The readily available granite, clay, and wood helped the town develop into a thriving hub. The granite provided the building blocks for early homes…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Just to the west of the downtown, the Soldiers’ Monument (1867) and the Sagadahoc County Courthouse (1869) were constructed at the intersection of…"