Maine Memory Network

Douglass Copper Mine, Blue Hill, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Blue Hill Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Blue Hill Media: Photographic print

1909 Corbin, photographed at Seal Cove Auto Museum, ca. 2005

Contributed by: Seal Cove Auto Museum Date: 1909 Location: Seal Cove Media: Metal and Rubber

Assessor's Record, 207-217 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Rail Road Company Use: Air Shaft

Plan of Dynamos and Shafting for Electric Light Station, Lewiston, 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1895 Location: Lewiston Client: Lewiston Water Works Architect: George M. Coombs

Walter Wyman and River Power

Walter Wyman's vision to capture the power of Maine's rivers to produce electricity led to the formation of Central Maine Power Co. and to a struggle within the state over what should happen to the power produced by the state's natural resources.

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.

Historic Hallowell - The Fuller Foundry

"They produced iron and brass casting, shafting, hangers, and pulleys. These products were recognized as being average quality, for they weren't the…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Iron Foundry

"… Hallowell Iron works manufactured brass castings, shafting, hangers, and pulleys. Orders are always on time and steam and gas fittings are always…"

Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR