Keywords: Thornton Avenue
Item 26679
Tree Felling, Saco, ca. 1890, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print
Item 26576
Tree Felling, Saco, ca. 1890, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print
Item 69366
Assessor's Record, 391 Park Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Michael J. Thornton Use: Garage
Item 69365
389-391 Park Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Michael J. Thornton Use: Dwelling - Two family
Exhibit
A fire and two men whose lives were entwined for more than 50 years resulted in what is now considered to be "the Jewel of Portland" -- the Austin organ that was given to the city of Portland in 1912.
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.
