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Historical Items

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Item 14363

Central Fire Station, Bangor, ca. 1950

Contributed by: Hose 5 Fire Museum Date: circa 1950 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 14364

Central Fire Station, Bangor, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Hose 5 Fire Museum Date: circa 1930 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 12492

Central Fire Station, Portland, 1898

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1898-07-02 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 150824

Central fire station for the Town of Rumford, Rumford, 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1924 Location: Rumford Client: Town of Rumford Architect: Harry S. Coombs

Online Exhibits

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Most Inconvenient Storm

A Portland newspaper wrote about an ice storm of January 28, 1886 saying, "The city of Portland was visited yesterday by the most inconvenient storm of the season."

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From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album

William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.

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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.

Site Pages

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Bar Harbor Fire Department

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"The newly built station served as a passenger station and freight depot for eighteen years until Maine Central Railroad (MCRR) shut down its…"

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Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"Maine Central Union Station, Bangor, ca. 1910Bangor Public Library M.C.R.R. Freight Yards, Bangor, ca."

My Maine Stories

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John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne

Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.