{"product_id":"madison-norridgewock-and-smithfield-hardcover","title":"Madison, Norridgewock, and Smithfield - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrank Sleeper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 130\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47521329742045,"sku":"9781531642105","price":46.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/KqjVqgOxzQ9781531642105.webp?v=1772256384","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/madison-norridgewock-and-smithfield-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}