Maine Memory Network

Laying water main, Lubec, 1941

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

Portland Water District Casco Street Office, Portland, 1964

Contributed by: Portland Water District Date: circa 1964 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Water District Plant, Portland, 1928

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1928 Location: Portland; Portland Client: Portland Water District Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

The Checkley House, Scarborough, 1895

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

Princeton: Woods and Water Built This Town

Princeton benefited from its location on a river -- the St. Croix -- that was useful for transportation of people and lumber and for powering mills as well as on its proximity to forests.

Big Timber: the Mast Trade

Britain was especially interested in occupying Maine during the Colonial era to take advantage of the timber resources. The tall, straight, old growth white pines were perfect for ships' masts to help supply the growing Royal Navy.

Portland Water District

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room

"There are still two cisterns in the cellar that were the water supply, and Clevie's original workbench still stands out back."

Hand carrying water in Marshfield
by Dorothy Gardner

Ways of getting water in rural Maine. From fetching water from a stream to having a well.

Tracers
by anonymous

tracers, bonding, and fixations