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Old Berwick Historical Society

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early 1800s

"A dam, south of the County Road (Main Street) created a millpond, which backed up under the bridge and to the north, upon which several mills and a…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 1 of 3

"… water source, due to its potential as a possible dam site. Another engineering firm of Boston, Sawyer & Moulton, prepared a report to the Board of…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"There was a carding mill operated by Mr. Purvis south of the bridge, near Mr. Mountford's mill, but it crumbled to decay. Mr."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"… Scotland, Ireland, England, came to build the dams, canals, brick structures, and other buildings on the Island, and manage the mills."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"Chisholm became reality with canals being dug and dams being built to harness the water power. The waters were diverted to canals to service the…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"… Historical Society In 1824, the first dam across the Piscataquis River in Guilford was erected, and another sawmill built alongside it on the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"… level of Day Mountain Pond to a point below the dam, the town had to install a suction pump to keep water supplied to the town."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… 1919 • Passamaquoddy Tidal Project proposed – two dams built in Eastport, one partially constructed in Lubec."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… who proposed building a high level canal with dams and locks instead of a sea level one like the French were trying to do."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The mill was powered by water from the dam across the Presque Isle Stream. Shingles, clapboards, and laths were shipped to the Boston market while…"