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Item 35447

Loading telephone poles, Masardis, ca. 1895

Contributed by: D'Anne Baillargeon through Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library Date: circa 1895 Location: Masardis Media: Glass Negative

Item 15927

Men Hoisting Telephone Pole After the 1905 Fire, Sanford, 1905

Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: 1905 Location: Sanford Media: Print from Glass Negative

Item 18502

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad train, Aroostook County, ca. 1990

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1990 Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Settling along the Androscoggin and Kennebec

The Proprietors of the Township of Brunswick was a land company formed in 1714 and it set out to settle lands along the Androscoggin and Kennebec Rivers in Maine.

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Selections from the Collections

Maine Historical Society staff come across unique and unforgettable items in our collections every day. While it's difficult to choose favorites from a dynamic collection, this exhibit features memorable highlights as selected by members of the MHS staff.

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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.

Site Pages

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Lincoln, Maine - Main Street, Lincoln, ca. 1890

"… Lincoln, prior to paved roads; however, utility poles are present. The Civil War monument and Methodist Church are visible in the background, as…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Gate no 2 design, Bangor, 1867

"… with small round cedar crooks and straight poles as convenience may occur and hung on iron grudgeons set in the centre of the posts so as to swing…"

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Works Cited Page

"12 Feb. 2010. Remal, Gary J. “Pole by pole, power comes back.” 13 Jan. 1998, Remal, Gary J. “Storm Edition: Day 5.” Kennebec Journal 13 Jan."

My Maine Stories

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My father, Earle Ahlquist, served during World War II
by Earlene Chadbourne

Earle Ahlquist used his Maine common sense during his Marine service and to survive Iwo Jima

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A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin

As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down

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Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR