{"product_id":"madison-norridgewock-and-smithfield-9781531642105","title":"Madison, Norridgewock, and Smithfield","description":"The Maine communities of Madison, Norridgewock, and Smithfield all have their own unique ties to the waters on which they were founded. Madison depends \u003cbr\u003eon the waterfalls of the Kennebec River, the backbone \u003cbr\u003eof central Maine, to support its manufacturing roots. \u003cbr\u003eWool mill operations began in 1881, but soon gave way \u003cbr\u003eto the still prosperous paper mill. Norridgewock also rests on the shores of the Kennebec, but lacking the falls it was able to remain true to its name, \"quiet place in the river.\" The town remained so quiet in fact, that it lost its county seat to Skowhegan in 1871. Shoe manufacturing later turned Norridgewock into a booming industrial town. Smithfield lacks the river entirely, but in its place \u003cbr\u003eone finds North Pond. The beauty of the area has made \u003cbr\u003eit a natural recreation area for the other two towns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing Library Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/06\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781531642105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.38d","brand":"Frank Sleeper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52051661619381,"sku":"9781531642105","price":33.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_782d5263-8d0c-41c1-bd24-01b7dd689bff.jpg?v=1764047578","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/madison-norridgewock-and-smithfield-9781531642105","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}