Contributed by Portland Water District
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Description
In 1922 the Portland Water District contracted the Bennett Contracting Company to lay 16 inch submarine pipe from Portland to South Portland, connecting the two cities. The goal was to improve water service to South Portland.
This submarine project was considered a model of modern municipal engineering. Sections of pipe were connected, leaded, and caulked above water then "shot" into place below water. Previously, the method for laying underground pipe was to lower the pipes into place and then send divers down to caulk the pipe sections, underwater, using leaded wool.
About This Item
- Title: South Portland Submarine Line 1922, 1922
- Creation Date: 1922
- Subject Date: 1922
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Locations:
- Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- South Portland, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 10 cm x 12.4 cm
- Local Code: 19-SM-1922-04
- Collection: 4X6 Photos
- Object Type: Image
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- Waterworks--Maine--Portland
- Construction--Maine--Portland
- Municipal services--Maine--Portland
- Waterworks--Maine--South Portland
- Municipal services--Maine--South Portland
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Portland Water District225 Douglass St., Portland, ME 04104
(207) 523-5266
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