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Plymouth Company Records, box 8/4, 1814–1815

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1814–1815 Location: Kennebec; Augusta; Dresden; China Media: Ink on Paper
This record contains 98 images.

Plymouth Company Records, box 9/7, ca. 1751

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1751 Location: Damariscotta; Georgetown; Kennebec; Woolwich; Bar Harbor; Wiscasset; Richmond Media: Ink on Paper
This record contains 54 images.

KVVTI's Gilman Street Campus, 1978-1986

The Gilman Street building began its life in 1913 as Waterville High School, but served from 1978 to 1986 as the campus of Kennebec Valley Vocational Technical Institute. The building helped the school create a sense of community and an identity.

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.

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"Kennebec Proprietors Biographies The Kennebec Proprietors came into being in 1749, when an association of Boston Merchants jumped into the land…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Plymouth Company (Kennebec Proprietors) records, ca. 1625-1824

"1625-1824 Kennebec Purchase Deed, October 27, 1661Maine Historical Society The Plymouth Company, also known as the Kennebeck Purchase Company…"

A Lifelong Romance with Retail
by George A Smith

Maine's once plentiful small retail stores.