Maine Memory Network

Telegraph Block, Thomaston, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Thomaston; Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Telegraph Block, Stereoptic View, Thomaston, ca. 1865

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1865 Location: Thomaston Media: Stereograph

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.

Promoting Rockland Through a Stereopticon, 1875

Frank Crockett and photographer J.P. Armbrust took stereo views of Rockland's downtown, industry, and notable homes in the 1870s as a way to promote tourism to the town.

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… men who financed: the Bank Block, The Lincoln Block, and the Columbian Block, in addition to the Church Block."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"X All in all, the Columbian Block has gone through several changes due to fires, styles of different time periods, and the business needs of Bath…"