Susan Clayton of Lewiston identified the old walking bridge across the canal on Oxford Street in Lewiston that she,and thousands of others,once crossed to get to and from work at the mills and factories along the river. Fifty years ago,when she was 16, she worked as an inspector on the third floor of Belmore Shoe, then located in the building directly across from the bridge.The building has most recently housed Maine Line Industries and PAMCOShoe Manufacturing. Off to the left is the Continental Mill.
Heidi Provencher of Rumford knew where this is because it is the first place she brings friends who visit to have their photo taken with Babe the Blue Ox at the top of Congress Street in Rumford, next to the Rite Aid store and across the street from the American Legion. In 2009, selectmen voted 3-1 to take $6,500 from the town’s economic development funds to buy the six-foot high, 10-foot long bovine from a Wisconsin company . They were hoping it would draw people to the downtown area who would also visit the stores and shops. It became a controversial issue but is now a popular addition to the giant Paul Bunyan across town at the Information Center.
We received several dozen correct calls and emails identifying the metal butterfly sculpture in front of the Whitman Memorial Library in Bryant Pond Village in Woodstock. In the background is the town garage.Our winner,Denise Swan of Greenwood, not only recognized the location, but knew that the artist was master metal artist Gil Whitman,a descendant of Alanson and Eleanor Whitman,who left money in their will for the library to be built in 1910. Just around the corner is the more visible and famous“World’s largest crank telephone” sculpture that he also created.
