Keywords: tidal dam
Item 67312
Tidal project dam construction, Carlow Island, 1936, 1936
Contributed by: National Archives at Boston Date: 1936-05-25 Location: Eastport Media: Photographic print
Item 23686
Hospital plans, Passamaquoddy Bay Tidal project, 1935
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1935 Location: Eastport Media: Ink on paper, architectural drawing
Item 111235
Passamaquoddy Bay tidal power development, 1935
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1935 Location: Eastport Client: Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Project Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Exhibit
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
Washington County Through Eastern's Eye
Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976
"… ice, logs flowed down the river and created a dam, causing the water to back up. When the water overflowed onto the banks, the Great Bangor Flood…"
Site Page
"… summer stock, Houdini! 1919 • Passamaquoddy Tidal Project proposed – two dams built in Eastport, one partially constructed in Lubec."
