Keywords: reversing falls
Item 33491
Summer Outing at Blue Hill Falls, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Blue Hill Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Blue Hill Media: Postcard
Item 33494
Mill Island, Blue Hill, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Blue Hill Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Blue Hill Media: Postcard
Exhibit
Maine Through the Eyes of George W. French
George French, a native of Kezar Falls and graduate of Bates College, worked at several jobs before turning to photography as his career. He served for many years as photographer for the Maine Development Commission, taking pictures intended to promote both development and tourism.
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
Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry
"They settled near the reversing falls and the Salt Pond. The settlement was not on the map at first because the British had found long straight trees…"
Site Page
Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast
"… settled on Mill Island at what is now near the reversing falls. John Roundy was 36 and Capt. Joseph Wood was 42 when they came to this coastal land…"
