Keywords: Central Maine Power dam
Item 71774
Central Maine Power Station, Skowhegan, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Skowhegan Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 6307
Central Maine Power Station, Skowhegan, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Skowhegan Media: Postcard
Item 151325
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1929–1931
Location: Bingham
Client: Central Maine Power Company
Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
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Walter Wyman's vision to capture the power of Maine's rivers to produce electricity led to the formation of Central Maine Power Co. and to a struggle within the state over what should happen to the power produced by the state's natural resources.
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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.
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Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island
"Central Maine Power X X men working on the damSkowhegan History House The swinging bridge was originally built for a local farmer to…"
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village
"… now the corner of the Bog Road and the Long Falls Dam Road. The next was directly across the street beside the Kimball Block (Kennison's Drugstore)."
