Maine Memory Network

Munjoy Hill Pump Station Exterior, Portland, ca. 1931

Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: circa 1931 Location: Portland Media: Lantern slide

Munjoy Hill Pump Station Interior, Portland, ca. 1931

Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: circa 1931 Location: Portland Media: Lantern slide

Lowell property, Fern Avenue, Long Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Linda W. Lowell Use: Stables and Henhouse

Assessor's Record, Von Tilling property, N. Side of Highway, Cliff Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Johannes Von Tilling Use: Pump House

Lewiston Water Works, Pump House, Gate House, Pipe House, Lewiston, 1878

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1878 Location: Lewiston Client: Lewiston Water Works Architect: Stevens and Coombs Architects

The Checkley House, Scarborough, 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Scarborough Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Home: The Longfellow House & the Emergence of Portland

The Wadsworth-Longfellow house is the oldest building on the Portland peninsula, the first historic site in Maine, a National Historic Landmark, home to three generations of Wadsworth and Longfellow family members -- including the boyhood home of the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The history of the house and its inhabitants provide a unique view of the growth and changes of Portland -- as well as of the immediate surroundings of the home.

Waldoboro Fire Department's 175 Years

While the town of Waldoboro was chartered in 1773, it began organized fire protection in 1838 with a volunteer fire department and a hand pump fire engine, the Water Witch.

Historic Hallowell - Cascade Hand Tub

"Dy doing this at sixty strokes per minute, they pumped water through a leather hose. The Cascade Hand Tub was nothing like the fire engines used…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Draining the quarry

"Some of the old quarry pumps were in good condition, having been preserved over the decades by water, but deteriorated upon exposure to the air."

Harold's Garage, Rome Hollow, Maine
by Mimi C

Story about Harold Hawes, owner of Harold's garage and self-styled auctioneer in Rome Hollow, Maine