Keywords: Weston power station
Item 8557
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: 1922-11-10 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Item 9049
South Channel Dam, Skowhegan, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1900 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Port of Portland's Custom House and Collectors of Customs
The collector of Portland was the key to federal patronage in Maine, though other ports and towns had collectors. Through the 19th century, the revenue was the major source of Federal Government income. As in Colonial times, the person appointed to head the custom House in Casco Bay was almost always a leading community figure, or a well-connected political personage.
Exhibit
Poland Spring: Summering in Fashion
During the Gilded Age at the end of the nineteenth century, Americans sought to leave increasing urban, industrialized lives for the health and relaxation of the country. The Poland Spring resort, which offered a beautiful setting, healing waters, and many amenities, was one popular destination.
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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area
"… no longer operate on the island leaving only the Weston hydroelectric station formerly owned by Central Maine Power."
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"… Island and to be a town by itself 1811 • Jonathan Weston, Jabez Mowry, Sherman Leland, Samuel Beals, Joseph Clark Jr."
