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Person/Organization: Shaw, William E.

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Item 74438

York County Power Co. employees, Biddeford, 1914

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1914 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

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Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.