Keywords: Municipal engineering
Item 148234
Pearl Street Sewer extension, with engineers and pile driver, Portland, 1887
Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-07-09 Location: Portland Media: Photographic Print
Item 82263
Fire Engines at Jefferson Street Station, Waldoboro, ca. 1960
Contributed by: Waldoboro Fire Department Date: circa 1960 Location: Waldoboro Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album
William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.
Exhibit
Waldoboro Fire Department's 175 Years
While the town of Waldoboro was chartered in 1773, it began organized fire protection in 1838 with a volunteer fire department and a hand pump fire engine, the Water Witch.
Site Page
"… Consolidated School 1977 • Construction of Lubec Municipal Building on site of the old Hilltop School 1980s • Growth of salmon aquaculture, sea…"
Site Page
"… the water, electric and sewer systems and a new municipal building. This period of prosperity also led to the expansion and eventual consolidation…"
