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16676 | Hall Quarry: The Little Town That Wasn't There |
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| Description: 28-page typewritten manuscript about history of Hall Quarry. | |
16674 | "An Almost Lost Art in Today's Industrial World" |
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| Description: 14-page typewrittten manuscript about history of Hall Quarry; includes bibliography. | |
12009 | Ed Pete Richardson |
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| Description: Manuscript written by Doris Grant, possibly in the 1980s, about Ed Pete Richardson of Hall Quarry. Mentions entertainment in A.J. Whiting's Hall, including "Nick o' the Woods" ; picking up mail in Somesville and delivering it to C.J. Hall's store to be picked up; sharpening tools for the granite cutters; blueberry picking and sales, bears in Hall Quarry, the arrival of "Hell Wagons" (automobiles) on the island. [show more] | |||
12008 | Peddlers of Long Ago |
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| Description: Article by Doris Grant in New England Sampler: Peddlers of Long Ago, peddlers who came to Hall Quarry and other MDI villages. Mentions Charles and Ralph Sawyer, who began as peddlers, then opened a store in Southwest Harbor. | ||
12007 | The Paving Cutter and His Trade |
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| Description: Article in Maine Life by Doris Grant of Hall Quarry: The Paving Cutter and His Trade. (Part of photograph and article has been cut out.) Glossary of paving cutter's tools. | ||
12006 | The Chapel at Hall Quarry |
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| Description: Memories of the chapel at Hall Quarry, written by Doris Grant, possibly in the 1980s: 2 handwritten versions (They have not been compared to see if they are identical. Mentions its use as a school and community center as well as a religious building. References to Horace Leavitt, minister; Mandy Perkins, Sunday school superintendent, and Bill Grant, organist. Marked as copies a (5 pages) and b(4 pages). |