Keywords: Rural electrification
Item 74773
Rural electrification brochure, ca. 1935
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1935 Media: Ink on paper
Item 6586
Church Street, Belfast, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Belfast Media: Photographic print
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.
