Maine Memory Network

Biddeford Mills Museum

A historic mill museum dedicated to creating exhibits that will educate the community and highlight mill history; as a research collection to assist the public in locating information on the mill's buildings, history and employees; and to ensure the story of Biddeford's economic and industrial revolution remains relevant and accessible to diverse audiences.

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 2 of 2

"Forest resources were utilized right away, and "pine boards and staves (for barrells) and clapboards" were among the first things made for trading…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"… Biddeford had rapidly gained the services and utilities that made it a true urban area: city water (1885), electric lights (1886), the horse-drawn…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"… to their elimination." Charles worked with the utility companies to remove poles and wires along the corridor, proposing that many lines be put…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… Newell, who turned it into a producer of various utility vessels and luxury yachts just before the Great Depression."

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"The ice storm had damaged public utilities, forestry, private property, and industries and the damage amounted to hundreds of millions of dollars."

Surry by the Bay - About The Project

"… together on this innovative project allowed us to utilize our skills and talents and to build on the collaboration put in place during our 2003…"

Abbe Museum

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… of post-war life, the island made the shift to modern utilities and once again became more self-supporting through private enterprise. Next page"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"… pictures in newspapers was ubiquitous, Gannett utilized photography as news much more than his contemporaries."

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"The public utilities were destroyed and repair crews worked throughout the night restoring services."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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