Maine Granite Industry Museum

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Maine granite industry museum.

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Our vision for the museum is to make that history come alive for school children and the general public. Trapping and commercial fishing by european settlers. Stonington maine s deer isle granite museum features a unique working model of the granite quarry on nearby crotch island as it was operated in the early 1900s. Explore an array of maine granite industry museum mount desert vacation rentals including houses cabins more bookable online.

Watch the boats steam across the deer isle thorofare listen to the seagulls and to the steam powered trains chugging through the quarry hold your breath while the derricks load swinging slabs of granite onto the ships. Maine granite industry museum hotel reviews photos and virtual tours. Rent a whole home for your next weekend or holiday. The maine granite industry historical society and museum.

The museum is located in castine maine. Those attending a july 16 2014 talk at the wilson museum on the history of the maine granite industry had the chance to try cutting a granite block using hand tools quarrymen used in the 1800s. The maine granite industry historical society museum mount desert maine. The exhibits will carry the visitor from the very first industries of maine to those of the present in chronological order of appearance beginning with trading and manufactures of native american peoples.

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