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Item 17324

Model of the Portland Observatory, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: Portland Media: Painted wood

Item 13721

Group at Waits Landing, Falmouth, 1895

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1895-08-17 Location: Falmouth Media: Glass Negative

Item 33403

Charles Wescott's blacksmith shop, Blue Hill, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Blue Hill Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Location: Blue Hill Media: Postcard

Tax Records

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Item 85558

10-12 Wescott Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Josiah P. Wescott Use: Apartments

Item 85560

Assessor's Record, 13-17 Wescott Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Josiah P. Wescott Use: Land only

Item 85554

8 Wescott Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Mary Kroot Use: Apartments

Online Exhibits

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Oriental Powder Mills gunpowder keg, Gorham and Windham, ca. 1860

Gunpowder for the Civil War

The gunpowder mills at Gambo Falls in Windham and Gorham produced about a quarter of the gunpowder used by Union forces during the Civil War. The complex contained as many as 50 buildings.

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Jewett Corn Factory, Norridgewock, ca. 1915

Blueberries to Potatoes: Farming in Maine

Not part of the American "farm belt," Maine nonetheless has been known over the years for a few agricultural items, especially blueberries, sweet corn, potatoes, apples, chickens and dairy products.

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.