Keywords: gas pumps
Item 29060
Irving Auto Company/Tydol Gas Station, Biddeford, 1930
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1930 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 22771
Lord's General Store, ca. 1933
Contributed by: Hermon Historical Society Date: circa 1933 Location: Hermon Media: Print from slide
Item 37479
2-40 West Commercial Street, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Portland Gas Light Co. Use: Condenser - Pump - Tank Room
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.
Exhibit
Throughout the history of the state, residents have protested, on paper or in the streets, to increase rights for various groups, to effect social change, to prevent social change, or to let their feelings be known about important issues.
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family
"… house was built in the area where the gas pumps at White Elephant are located today. That home later became the Hotel Strong."
