Keywords: ground powered
Item 74885
Sign requesting electric power, 1998
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1998 Media: Paint on plywood
Item 74749
Cumberland County Power & Light crew, Portland, ca. 1915
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
In 1893, F.C. Whitehouse of Topsham, who owned paper mills in Topsham and Lisbon Falls, began construction of a third mill on the eastern banks of the Androscoggin River five miles north of Topsham. First, he had to build a dam to harness the river's power.
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.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 2 of 13
"Harvesting Potatoes LOTS OF HORSE POWER IS NEEDED X Mechanical diggers were needed to provide a more efficient way of removing potatoes from…"
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes
"CMP (Central Maine Power) were out and working and putting their skills to the test to see how fast they could turn all the power back on."
Story
Learning to fly and instructing cadets at West Point during WWII
by Vera Cleaves
West Point during World War II
Story
Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler
How hunting has impacted my life
