Keywords: Hiram B. Rowe
Item 16503
The Home of Hiram B. Rowe, Springvale, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative
Item 22824
Springvale Village, looking north from Square, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative
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
Public education has been a part of Maine since Euro-American settlement began to stabilize in the early eighteenth century. But not until the end of the nineteenth century was public education really compulsory in Maine.
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Bath's Historic Downtown - Merchants' Row
"Merchants' Row X Merchants' Row is the oldest part that still survives in Bath's downtown. These buildings are from 167 to 177 years old, and…"
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington
"… a well-respected grocery store owned by Hiram L. Chase operated on the southeast corner of Centre and Washington streets."
