Bandstand Park, Vinalhaven, Maine. County/parish: Knox.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 01, 1970. NRIS 70000049.
1 contributing object.
The Vinalhaven Galamander is a rare surviving example of a specialized stone-hauling vehicle in Vinalhaven, Maine. It is located in a small public park at the junction of Main, Atlantic, and School Streets in Vinalhaven's downtown area. Its wooden parts are a reproduction of original elements; its metal parts are original. The vehicle, a type used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the island's granite quarries, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/88686562