Keywords: Messalonskee Stream
Item 74731
Messalonskee dam, Oakland, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Oakland Media: Photographic print
Item 61996
Flood on Messalonskee Stream, Waterville, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Waterville Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Waterville Media: Photographic print
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.
