– Steam-powered sawmills were commonly used in Montgomery County. The men and mill in this late-nineteenth century photograph are unidentified – does anyone recognize them? (This photo is from the D. D. Lester Collection. This image and many more are available from the Montgomery Museum & Lewis Miller Regional Art Center.)Children at Merrimac School are shown with their teacher about 1910. The community of Merrimac grew around the coal mine located there. (This photo is from the D. D. Lester Collection. This image and many more are available from the Montgomery Museum & Lewis Miller Regional Art Center.)
