Keywords: Power houses
Item 23689
Apartment house, Passamaquoddy Tidal Power project, Eastport, 1935
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1935 Location: Eastport Media: Ink on paper
Item 23687
Permanent house sketch, Passamaquoddy Bay Tidal Power project, 1935
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1935 Location: Eastport Media: Ink on paper, architectural drawing
Item 87132
Power property, Island Avenue, Long Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Florence W Power Use: Summer Dwelling
Item 87138
Power property, Island Avenue, Long Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Frances W. Power Use: Summer Dwelling
Item 151312
Passamaquoddy Bay tidal power development, 1935
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1935 Location: Eastport Client: Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Item 150299
Residence for Hon. Frederick A. Powers, Houlton, 1898
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1898 Location: Houlton Client: Frederick A. Powers Architect: John Calvin Stevens
Exhibit
In 1893, F.C. Whitehouse of Topsham, who owned paper mills in Topsham and Lisbon Falls, began construction of a third mill on the eastern banks of the Androscoggin River five miles north of Topsham. First, he had to build a dam to harness the river's power.
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.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook
"Arthur Moore Ice House, Hallowell, ca. 1934Hubbard Free Library Ice harvesting was a very important job in Hallowell’s history."
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook
"Arthur Moore Ice House, Hallowell, ca. 1934Hubbard Free Library Ice harvesting was a very important job in Hallowell’s history."
Story
Redlining and the Jewish Communities in Maine
by David Freidenreich
Federal and state policies created unfair housing practices against immigrants, like redlining.
Story
Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler
How hunting has impacted my life
