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Keywords: Maine Telegraph Company

Historical Items

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Item 74468

Telegraph relay, ca. 1900

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

Item 74510

Transatlantic telegraph cable fragment, 1858

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1858 Media: Copper wire, brass, hemp

Online Exhibits

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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.

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Maine and the Space Age

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.

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Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

Site Pages

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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."

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Gardner Lake, 1936 1897 - 1898 • Telegraph service established • Resort hotel Ne-Mat-Ta-No built in North Lubec by Portland YMCA • “Klondike” –…"

My Maine Stories

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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.