Maine Memory Network

General Electric Type I electric meter, 1913

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1913 Media: Metal, glass

Electric Power Station, Androscoggin River, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1880 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print

29-33 Union Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Cumberland County Power & Light Company Use: Electric Building

Wyman Station, Bingham, 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1929–1931 Location: Bingham Client: Central Maine Power Company Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Power Station for L. and A. E.R.R., Lewiston, 1896

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1896 Location: Lewiston Client: Lewiston and Auburn Electric R.R. Architect: Coombs, Gibbs and Wilkinson Architects

Walter Wyman and River Power

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.

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.

John Martin: Expert Observer - First electric railroad car in Bangor, 1889

"First electric railroad car in Bangor, 1889 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description The first electric…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 4 - Page 1 of 3

"Over 200 electrical crews came to help! Some people were without heat and power for days or weeks even."

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.