Name/Title
A History of Blackington's Corner and the HighlandsEntry/Object ID
WHC 2016.9Secondary Title
200 years of famrs and quarriesDescription
A history of Blackington's Corner and Highlands area of Rockland, Maine.
Chapter headings include: Indians, Waldo, and the early settlers -- The American Revolution -- Henry Knox and the beginning of Blackington's Corner -- Dodge's Mountain -- The Ulmers and the lime industry -- The embargo and the War of 1812 -- Development along the coast -- Thomaston splits and Knox County forms -- Politics and the Civil War -- The ice business -- The poor farm, the pest house, and the Middle Street School -- Francis Cobb builds three railroads -- The dairy farms of Blackington's Corner -- Evening entertainment -- The Pleasant Valley grange -- The great grass fire of 1915 and the grange fair -- The beautiful city farm -- The Ku Klux Klan -- The Rockland Golf Club -- Finnish farmers and Kosti Ruohomaa -- Highway P and Kaler's store -- The bog fire of 1948 and the blizzard of 1952 -- An end to farming at Blackington's Corner -- Historic photos of Blackington's Corner -- Historic houses of Blackington's Corner -- Bibliography.
Physical Description: 103 pages, illustrations, map, 27 cmCollection
Town Histories CollectionCataloged By
Heather MoranAcquisition
Accession
WHC 2016.9Source or Donor
Camden Public LibraryAcquisition Method
PurchaseLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
BookNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Historic buildings, Historic sites, HistorySearch Terms
Blackington Farm quarries, Blackington's Corner, Knox County, RocklandOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Other NumberOther Number
31896001270507Book Details
Author
Morris, AnnEdition
FirstPublisher
Lake Avenue Publishing CompanyDate Published
2016Publication Language
EnglishCall No.
TH 974.153 MorSpine Label
TH
974.153
MorLocation
Location
Wall
Town HistoryBuilding
Walsh History CenterCategory
PermanentDate
October 21, 2025Condition
Overall Condition
ExcellentDate Examined
Apr 16, 2016Examined By
Heather MoranRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Dodge, EzekielPerson or Organization
Knox, HenryPerson or Organization
Tolman, IsaiahPerson or Organization
Ulmer, GeorgeGeneral Notes
Note
Status: OK
Status By: Heather Moran
Status Date: 2016-04-16Created By
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April 16, 2016Updated By
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October 26, 2025