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Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"The Vaughan Stream was hard to navigate because of its small size. But one way that people used the Vaughan Stream was for power."

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Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream Jake Allen, Ethan Ballew & Avery Page McClench Machine Shop, Hallowell, 1879Courtesy of Sumner A."

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Canoe race, Kenduskeag Stream, Bangor, 1865

"Canoe race, Kenduskeag Stream, Bangor, 1865 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description In the evening…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Loading ice, Presque Isle Stream, 1946

"Ice picks are used to guide ice chunks from the stream to a conveyor. The conveyor takes the ice to the ice storage building shown in the photograph."

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Historic Hallowell - Industry on Bombahook

"We do know the stream was renamed Vaughan Stream after the Vaughan Family inherited it from Benjamin Hallowell's family in the late 1700's."

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Historic Hallowell - The Boston Flint Company

"Sandpaper Mill, Vaughan Stream, Hallowell, ca 1910Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner The Sandpaper Mill was built onto the…"

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Historic Hallowell - Wire, Ice, and Iron Industries

"… settled along the Bombahook, the banks of Vaughan Stream. Ice harvesting, Cascade Pond, Hallowell, ca."

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Lincoln, Maine - Pulp Mill, Penobscot River, 1902 - Page 1 of 2

"… Description Pulp mill on the Mattanawcook Stream, before the paper mill. The paper mill came in 1910 and was built in front of the pulp mill."

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Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company

"… many industries along the Bombahook and Vaughan Stream, the Kennebec Wire Company was an important one in Hallowell’s history."

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Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"The stream provided power for several mills including a sandpaper factory and wire mill that harnessed the power of water and gravity so critical to…"

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Waterfront - Page 1 of 2

"The captains of the ships were middle class, and they lived higher on the hill. Joppa ran from Temple St. to the Vaughan Stream."

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Historic Hallowell - Day 3 - Page 1 of 2

"… to filter the carbon monoxide out of her blood stream. The Oulette family shares a generator with family, friends, and neighbors."

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Historic Hallowell - Industry on the Bombahook Citations

"Webber, Sam. Activities On The Bombahook (Vaughan Stream) Hallowell,ME. What Is Plaster Made of." Answers.com. Ed. ID1184659560. Wikipedia. Web."

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Historic Hallowell - Cascade Hand Tub

"… then pumped by two men to create a half inch wide stream that could reach up to 60 feet! This took lots of effort but was much more effective than…"

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Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"It spread among the wooden warehouses along Bangor’s working waterfront. Strong winds quickly spread the fire across the Kenduskeag Stream and burned…"

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Historic Hallowell - Energy

"… used hydropower was with three dams on the Vaughn Stream. Stickney & Page Dam, Cascade, Hallowell, 1871Hubbard Free Library In homes the…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Post Office, Lincoln, Built in 1856

"… in lumbering and owned the mills at Cold Stream (Hubbard's Mills). He was a Justice of the Peace, a Selectman, the Deputy Sheriff in 1852 and…"

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Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"… on the Penobscot, Bangor, 1902 The Kenduskeag Stream (on right) flows into the Penobscot River in the flood of 1902."

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"Loading ice, Presque Isle Stream, 1946 A similar image to an ice house on the Kennebec.Presque Isle Historical Society When the Gardiner ice…"

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Historic Hallowell - Hallowell History From a 7th Grade Perspective

"… Factory as well as some history about the Vaughan Stream. Mr. Webber giving the Hallowell Cemetery talk X The school year began with students…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"… Beginnings Morse's Mills on the Kenduskeag Stream at Bangor, ca. 1880Bangor Public Library From the first settlers of Bangor to the early…"

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… Hallowell located on Summer Street, the Vaughan Stream, and where the Hallowell boat landing is today."

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… Hallowell located on Summer Street, the Vaughan Stream, and where the Hallowell boat landing is today."

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War

"A small stream, called The Stockade Branch, was the only water supply for drinking, bathing, and washing clothes."