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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…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry

"Draining the quarry Men draining the Quarry Pond X On July 27, 2003, a group of Swan's Islanders got together to drain the Quarry Pond in…"

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…"

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…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry

"… Swan's Island 3-5 grade class on an old quarry boilerSwan's Island Historical Society Kim Colbeth's 3-5 grade class visited Baird's Quarry…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Odd Fellows Hall

"Odd Fellows Hall Odd Fellows Hall after repairs, Swan's Island, ca. 1985Swan's Island Historical Society The Independent Order of Odd Fellows…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Seaside Hall

"Seaside Hall in Atlantic village, Swan's Island, ca. 1925Swan's Island Historical Society Seaside Hall's location on the shore proved to be…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Redmen's Hall

"Redmen's Hall Waterfront with steamboat, Swan's Island, ca. 1920Swan's Island Historical Society The Improved Order of Red Men was a national…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Playing at the pond

"The Quarry Pond has been used for swimming ever since. Three skaters at the Quarry Pond, Swan's Island, 1949Swan's Island Historical Society…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Old Buildings

"… The Tea Room Redmen's Hall Seaside Hall Andrew Smith Store The McCormick house Ocean View Hotel Odd Fellows Hall"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"The largest of these, the Baird's Quarry in Minturn, opened in 1890. Quarry work followed fishing as the second largest form of employment and source…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Student genealogy

"He married Evelyn Lora Martin in 1922 and they lived on the Quarry Road. Fritz was reported to be the fastest paving stone cutter of his time."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Winter Fun

"… the interior part of the island and there is the Quarry Pond in Minturn which was created by the filling in of water when the quarry stopped…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - History Detectives

"Check out the exhibits below to see ways the students got involved: Old Buildings Exhibit Baird's Quarry Exhibit"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Welcome to Swan's Island!

"… American shell middens to the rusted remains of quarrying equipment, Swan's Island holds a living history of the industries that have sustained its…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures cont'd

"Summer Pleasures cont'd Seaside Hall in Atlantic village, Swan's Island, ca. 1925Swan's Island Historical Society Ice cream socials were also…"

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

"… Swan’s Island at seven in the morning from the Quarry Wharf in Minturn, stopped at nearby Frenchboro, then McKinley (now known as Bass Harbor, on…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… Swan’s Island at seven in the morning from the Quarry Wharf in Minturn, stopped at nearby Frenchboro and McKinley (now known as Bass Harbor, on…"

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

"Once the Odd Fellows Hall was built in 1909, dances were held there. In the village of Atlantic, during the 1970’s, Mertic Morrison would have music…"

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

"… utilized the stage of the Odd Fellows Hall under the direction of Gene Jellison. Children acting in "Tom Thumb's Wedding," Swan's Island, ca…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Islanders At Play

"… from Maine, gather and perform in the Odd Fellows Hall for three nights usually in early August. Sweet Chariot musicians on a windjammer…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Granite and Ice Industries

"1890 Men at work in Hall Quarry. Stone from Mount Desert Island was loaded directly onto boats in the deep water of Somes Sound and shipped to cities…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"The 1912 addition was also granite from the same quarry at Mussel Ridge Islands in Penobscot Bay. The architectural style of the 2.5 story building…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 3 of 3

"1890Jonathan Fisher Memorial, Inc. However, the largest industry on the island was granite quarrying--reportedly 150 workers were employed at a mine…"