Keywords: Orlando Bagly
Item 11752
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1760 Location: North Yarmouth Media: Ink on paper
Item 11751
North Yarmouth road, Yarmouth, ca. 1760
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1760 Location: Yarmouth Media: Ink on paper
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.
