Item 9085 - Mayfield Slate Quarry, Skowhegan, ca. 1865
- Item 9085 - Mayfield Slate Quarry, Skowhegan, ca. 1865
- Contributed by Skowhegan History House
- Item 9085
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Image Info "The slate product of this mine was brought to Skowhegan. A part was ground into paint and a portion was marbleized and used for mantels, table tops, etc.
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"This property was once mortgaged for $75,000. The abandoned pit is on land owned by Henry Crowell and is said to have been bought at one time for $300.00. Warren Bacon was an owner and for a time served as manager of this enterprise."
~Roland T. Patten,
Custodian of Historical Views, 1929
