Rockland Harbor Trail

The Rockland Harbor Trail is approximately 5.5 miles from beginning to end, linking many of the city's open spaces, parks, downtown, and waterfront historical sites. For more than seventy years, this area was occupied by multiple lime-producing companies, some privately owned and some large companies. East of this site stood the Rockland-Rockport Company, and at this site stood the Spear Company. The large stone pile here is an example of a kiln, where limestone was conveyed on a trestle and dumped into the kiln to be heated until the lime emerged. For 100 years, New York and other great American cities depended on Rockland lime for building construction, and Rockland's lime industry influenced the entire area.

Rockland, Maine · United States