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Historical Items

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Item 7429

Main Street sewer construction, Biddeford, 1914 - 1915

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1914 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 7428

Main Street sewer construction, Biddeford, 1914 - 1915

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1914 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 7426

Main Street sewer construction, Biddeford, 1914 - 1915

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1914 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109447

Nurses Home for the Augusta State Hospital, Augusta, 1919-1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1919–1927 Location: Augusta Client: State of Maine Architect: Harry S. Coombs

Item 109357

House on Craigie Street for Clifton M. Foss, Portland, 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1924 Location: Portland; Portland Client: Clifton M. Foss Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 149192

Shire Brook Valley park plan, Sheffield, England, ca. 1989

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1989 Location: Sheffield Client: Shire Brook Valley Conservation Group Architect: Patrick Chasse

Online Exhibits

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From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album

William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.

Exhibit

Laboring in Maine

Workers in Maine have labored in factories, on farms, in the woods, on the water, among other locales. Many of Maine's occupations have been determined by the state's climate and geographical features.

Exhibit

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Privy

"In 1874, sewers came to Brown Street. Corey probably added a water closet and bathroom with running water."

Site Pages

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City of Portland Department of Public Works

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… department, highway department, water district, sewer district, highway department, and librarian."

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… including upgrading of the water, electric and sewer systems and a new municipal building. This period of prosperity also led to the expansion and…"