Keywords: Bar Harbor and Union River Power Company
Item 82322
Union River Power House and Dam, Ellsworth, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Ellsworth Public Library Date: circa 1920 Location: Ellsworth Media: Postcard
Item 82325
Contributed by: Ellsworth Public Library Date: 1923-04-29 Location: Ellsworth Media: Postcard
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.
