Keywords: Wood frame block of buildings in Saco
Item 31679
Main Street, Saco, after the fire of December 9, 1912
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1912-12-09 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print
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The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
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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.
