Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"Police officers were dealing with downed power lines, blocking them off and removing them if they were deemed unsafe."

Historic Hallowell - St. Matthew's Episcopal Church and the Hubbard Free Library

"But branches and power lines were down and the heat and electricity was off. Q: Did people still go to church? A: Yes, they still had services by…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ice Storm of 1998

"January 11,1998 •DAY 5. The power is coming back slowly but surely. January 12,1998 •DAY 6. Each day the power was getting back town by town."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 2

"… shelter there were over one hundred Central Maine Power line crews and many other tree crews and other cleaning crews about trying to restore the…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Comparisons

"… power due to a layer of ice weighing down the power lines. The ice kept coming until the wire snaps. This occurred in both events."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"This is how these two storms are alike. Written By Dallis Heflin Ice Storm Of 98’ Four out of five Mainers went without power for at least eight…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"… leaving behind ice coated streets, cars, power lines, tree limbs and many houses without heat and power."

Historic Hallowell - Day 3 - Page 1 of 2

"Repairing power lines, fixing the poles, and toughing out the cold. They worked their hardest without a break."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Today

"… venture, the firm currently produces solar-powered generators designed for, among other things, disaster relief, a project based on experience and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"Rumford Falls Power completed an expansion of their power generation capabilities in 1954 by installing two new penstocks from the middle canal to…"

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"We had faulty transmission lines so when we fixed power in one place we lost power in another. When it wasn't the transmission lines, it would be the…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"All that ice from the storm destroyed power lines, which caused tons of outages. Homes also were destroyed causing people to become homeless and…"

Historic Hallowell - Days 6 & 7

"… and New Hampshire came over to help reconnect power lines but they only sent theirs over when there worst places were completed."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"… grade for the railroad.(3) Batteries that powered the trolleys were recharged and maintained at a power station in Dunstan."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Works Cited Page

"Crowell, Alan. “CMP struggles to restore power.” Kennebec Journal, 8 Jan. 1998, sec. pg: 1. Dawson, Judy. Personal interview. n.d. Edwards, Keith."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"A ticket was only $6.00! Horse-drawn wagons were often lined up all the way from the river to the Main Road waiting their turn to off- or on-load…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 5 of 5

"… international border of 1842 is not as all powerful as it sometimes seems. It is important to recall that borders connect as well as separate, and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"For example, if Line 21 called Line 51, and Line 51 was busy, then operators had to wait until Line 51 was clean, then call Line 21 back and connect…"

Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"The Cotton Mill was powered by steam engines. The steam engines were installed by Messrs, Freeman, and McClench."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 6 of 6

"Alexandra L. Montgomery, “Projecting Power in the Dawnland: Weaponizing Settlement in the Gulf of Maine World, 1710-1800” (Ph.D."

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"… and the abundant stands of timber to create a powerful logging industry, which became the predominant regional business for more than 150 years."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… in 1911 to make room for the Central Maine Power Plant. Arthur Moore Ice House, Hallowell, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… in 1911 to make room for the Central Maine Power Plant. Arthur Moore Ice House, Hallowell, ca."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps

"Maps Maps are a powerful tool for representing an area visually or graphically; they symbolically depict relationships of objects in the area."