Keywords: Piscataquis River
Item 30981
Piscataquis Valley Garage, Guilford, April 23, 1936
Contributed by: Guilford Historical Society Date: 1936-04-23 Location: Guilford Media: Photographic print
Item 31035
Piscataquis Woolen Company Mill, Guilford, 1912
Contributed by: Guilford Historical Society Date: 1912 Location: Guilford Media: 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
Visitors to the Maine woods in the early twentieth century often recorded their adventures in private diaries or journals and in photographs. Their remembrances of canoeing, camping, hunting and fishing helped equate Maine with wilderness.
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"… Development Board Guilford Memorial Library Piscataquis River Festival Lilac Capital of Maine Chicadee Capital of Maine Friends of COMMUNITY…"
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Guilford, Maine - EVENTS - Page 2 of 3
"The Piscataquis River flooded again. This time the damage was caused by ice jams. The peek reached its highest point on Friday, the day after the…"
