Keywords: switch engine
Item 14761
Bangor and Aroostook Switch Engine, 1927
Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: 1927-06-30 Location: Oakfield Media: Photographic print
Item 33966
Switch panel, Lubec, ca. 1950, ca. 1950
Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print
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.
Exhibit
George F. Shepley: Lawyer, Soldier, Administrator
George F. Shepley of Portland had achieved renown as a lawyer and as U.S. Attorney for Maine when, at age 42 he formed the 12th Maine Infantry and went off to war. Shepley became military governor of Louisiana early in 1862 and remained in the military for the duration of the war.
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4
"… as well Strong town office building, have switched to pellet boilers, and the mill contributes significantly to the town's tax base."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4
"… board was invented and it was then that teachers switched to cylinders of soft white chalk -closer to what we have now- and felt erasers."
