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galamander n

(Maine, mining, historical) A customized horse- or ox-drawn stoneboat or wagon once used for hauling stone from quarries, with smaller front wheels and larger rear ones, and a derrick to lift blocks of stone on and off the vehicle. Today is Maine Statehood Day, which commemorates the day in 1820 when Maine was admitted as the 23rd state of the United States.

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