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Historical Items

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Item 108760

Survey of lots near Great and Little Androscoggin Rivers, ca. 1800

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1800 Media: Ink on paper

Item 23293

Little Lyford Pond, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: Lantern slide

Item 13634

Near Little Falls on St. Croix Stream, 1891

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1891-05-24 Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 150397

Stone Dam on Little Androscoggin River for Barker Mill Co., Auburn, 1896-1897

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1896–1897 Location: Auburn Client: Barker Mill Co. Architect: Coombs, Gibbs, and Wilkinson Architects

Online Exhibits

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Student Exhibit: Logging on Kennebec River

I became interested in the Kennebec River log drive when my grandfather would tell me stories. He remembers watching the logs flow down the river from his home in Fairfield, a small town along the Kennebec River.

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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.

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High Water

Melting snow, ice, warmer temperatures, and rain sometimes bring floods to Maine's many rivers and streams. Floods are most frequent in the spring, but can occur at any season.

Site Pages

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Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… Bangor, 1869Bangor Public Library "We came to a little river near which it was necessary to anchor, as we saw before us a great many rocks which…"

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Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"Along with ice, logs flowed down the river and created a dam, causing the water to back up. When the water overflowed onto the banks, the Great…"

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Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"… ruins, Bangor, 1911Bangor Public Library We little realized going through the heart of town the horrible change we would find."

My Maine Stories

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Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler

How hunting has impacted my life

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It was like a family in the mill
by Arnold R. Couture

I saw a lot of changes at the International Paper Otis Mill during my 26 years as an electrician

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Wabanaki-Greenland connections
by Jennifer Sapiel Neptune

Exploring cultural resiliency in this time of rapidly changing climate.