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Historical Items

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Item 14389

Wooden Water Pipe, ca. 1850

Contributed by: Hose 5 Fire Museum Date: circa 1850 Location: Bangor Media: Wood

Item 13618

Houlton Water Company stand pipe, 1882

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1882 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 28389

Laying water main, Lubec, 1941, 1941

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: 1941 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109738

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

Online Exhibits

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Laboring in Maine

Workers in Maine have labored in factories, on farms, in the woods, on the water, among other locales. Many of Maine's occupations have been determined by the state's climate and geographical features.

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Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In

Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.

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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.

Site Pages

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"After that incident, some shale lodged in the pipe, causing a partial blockage. This incident, along with increased demands to the system, required…"

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 3 of 3

"By November 16, 1914, the “water from Mt. Zircon supply was first turned into the pipes for general use."

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Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"To use the water, they piped it from a dam into a pipe that came down from a dam and powered the turbine at the other end."

My Maine Stories

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Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler

How hunting has impacted my life