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Item 15577

Presumpscot River, Portland, 1902

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1902-07-19 Location: Portland Media: Glass Negative

Item 71867

Presumpscot River, Westbrook, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Westbrook Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 6958

Presumpscot Falls, 1867

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1867 Location: Portland Media: Oil on canvas

Online Exhibits

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High Water

Melting snow, ice, warmer temperatures, and rain sometimes bring floods to Maine's many rivers and streams. Floods are most frequent in the spring, but can occur at any season.

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Oriental Powder Mills gunpowder keg, Gorham and Windham, ca. 1860

Gunpowder for the Civil War

The gunpowder mills at Gambo Falls in Windham and Gorham produced about a quarter of the gunpowder used by Union forces during the Civil War. The complex contained as many as 50 buildings.

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Portland civil engineers surveying Pearl Street sewer, Portland, 1887

From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album

William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.