Keywords: hydropower
Item 36605
Saco Falls and Pepperell Mills, Biddeford-Saco, ca. 1894
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1894 Location: Biddeford; Saco Media: Photographic print
Item 103940
Rusty turbine at Biddeford Mills, 2015
Contributed by: Biddeford Mills Museum Date: circa 1846 Location: Biddeford Media: Digital photograph
Exhibit
Like many cities in France, Lewiston and Auburn's skylines are dominated by a cathedral-like structure, St. Peter and Paul Church. Now designated a basilica by the Vatican, it stands as a symbol of French Catholic contributions to the State of Maine.
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
"Another form of energy that factories used was hydropower. Hydropower works because the falling water is converted into useful things..."
Site Page
Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area
"… to be manufactured making use of the abundant hydropower generated from the Skowhegan falls. The major industries emerging by the close of the 19th…"
Story
Restoring the Penobscot River
by John Banks
My role as the Director of the Department of Natural Resources for the Penobscot Indian Nation
