Initial Prosperity
Maine has this many million acres of forest.
What is 17 million acres?
In 1820, farming spread into the fertile central lowlands of this area of Maine.
What is the lower Aroostook Valley?
What emerged from these patterns of work and trade in Maine?
What is a unique rural culture with strong inter-generational bonds?
This Maine town was a premier shipping port due to the logging industry?
What is Bangor?
Name of the ship designed to quickly move across the water.
What is the clipper ship?
These harbors caused Maine to be a premier area for seaborne commerce.
What is deep-water harbors?
Potatoes, corn, fruits, vegetables, poultry, cattle and this other crop were commonly found in Maine.
What is sheep?
The amount of calories consumed by a logger during logging season.
What is 6000 calories?
Interest in Maine forests derived from the use of Pine for this product.
What are masts?
Name of the ship primarily used in the California grain trade?
What is the Down Easter?
Maine helped drive American industry because of these.
What are powerful rivers?
The type of farms typically found in Maine.
What are small, family-run operations?
The name of the industry that replaced the logging industry.
What is white water rafting?
The numbers of people, oxen and beds provided in early lumber camps?
What is 12-14, 8, and 1?
Name of the shipyard that won Maine's first steel shipbuilding contract in 1890.
What is Bath Iron Works?
What is Europe?
The four main struggles of farmers in Maine.
What are thin soils, dense forests, geographic isolation and unpredictable weather?
The material boats are built with today.
What is composite materials?
Native Americans used Maine forests for these purposes.
What is maple sap, houses, canoes, tools, farming, and fires?
What is 1,358 ships?
These three markets caused Maine's economy to rapidly expand?
What is farm, forest and mineral products?
The products made after the fall harvest.
What are clocks, buggy whips, furniture, horse collars, barrels, shingles, brooms, baskets, hats, clothes, and shoes?
By the late 1800s, the ice harvesting industry was more valuable than this industry.
What is California's gold production?
The individual who could make or break a camp.
What is a cook?
What is fiberglass?