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Peddlers of Long Ago
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.
Hall Quarry
Hall’s Quarry in operation over looking Somes Sound. Tram tracks run to shore. Cut blocks of granite piled near wharf. Three master schooner along side Quarry. Several small buildings visible. Image fading. Water stains at top of photo. Lo…
The Pink Granite of Somes Sound
Article from Down East magazine, October 1972. Title not on article, but is listed on bibliography, which is in same folder. Nomenclature: Magazine Article
Ed Pete Richardson
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'…
The Paving Cutter and His Trade
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.
Charlie Hodgdon's Blacksmith's Shop in Hall Quarry
Charlie Hodgdon's blacksmith shop in Hall Quarry. Winter scene, with snow. Hodgdon lived in the cabin during the quarrying season. Large granite blocks in foreground.
Hall Quarry: The Little Town That Wasn't There
28.page typewritten manuscript about history of Hall Quarry. Nomenclature: Manuscript
