Keywords: gorge
Item 8381
Ripogenus Gorge, Penobscot, May 1891
Contributed by: Patten Lumbermen's Museum Date: 1891 Media: Photographic print
Item 9027
Kennebec Gorge, Skowhegan ca. 1885
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: circa 1885 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Item 85304
Rollins property, Gorges Avenue, Great Diamond Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Sarah R. Rollins Use: Summer Dwelling
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
South Portland's Wartime Shipbuilding
Two shipyards in South Portland, built quickly in 1941 to construct cargo ships for the British and Americans, produced nearly 270 ships in two and a half years. Many of those vessels bore the names of notable Mainers.
Site Page
"Gorges, an English aristocrat and member of the Plymouth Company, was determined to overcome the difficulties that had plagued the Popham Colony…"
Site Page
Biddeford History & Heritage Project - RESOURCES
"(C) Baker, Emerson W. "The world of Thomas Gorges: Life in the province of Maine in the 1640's." American beginnings: Exploration, culture, and…"
