Keywords: Piscataqua River
Item 11536
Schooner, Piscataqua River, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Kittery; Portsmouth Media: Photographic print
Item 66551
Memorial Bridge, Kittery, ca. 1938
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Kittery Media: Linen texture postcard
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 boundaries of Maine are the product of international conflict, economic competition, political fights, and contested development. The boundaries are expressions of human values; people determined the shape of Maine.
Site Page
"… distinct “Province of Maine” that stretched from Piscataqua to the Kennebec, Nova Scotia, and a separate—although poorly defined—region that lay…"
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4
"Cammock arrived in 1633 from Piscataqua, where he'd been the agent of Mason and Gorges. He claimed all rights to fishing and "fowling" and…"
Story
A Note from a Maine-American
by William Dow Turner
With 7 generations before statehood, and 5 generations since, Maine DNA carries on.
