Keywords: Maine Telegraph Company
Item 74468
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Media: Wood, brass, cast iron
Item 26395
Telegraph Block, Stereoptic View, Thomaston, ca. 1865
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Thomaston Media: Stereograph
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
The small town of Andover landed on the international map in 1962 when the Earth Station that had been built there successfully communicated with Telstar, the first telecommunications satellite.
Site Page
Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones
"The most common place to find a telegraph in Lincoln was at the railroad station. Telephone operator's building, Lincoln, ca."
Site Page
Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington
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Story
Working as a telephone operator in the 1940s
by Doris Tardy
Working as a telephone operator in 1946 was new and exciting, and challenging.
