Maine Memory Network

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… the phone line are only really working for the power company because that is how the lines are connected."

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…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"Technological innovations allowed the centralization of can production in the first decade of the new century."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Gould was paid $50,000 in the merger ($80 per share). In addition, Gould agreed to stay on and manage the company."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Company building, Presque Isle, 1921Presque Isle Historical Society In 1921, Gould built a…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… in turn, shipped their product to fabric mills in central Maine. Aroostook potatoes received a good reputation outside of Aroostook County and this…"

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"It got harder and harder to get work done. I heard that CMP was spending over 20 million dollars in cleanup. I couldn't believe that the company I…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"The grist mill had the first right to the power and John. B. Franklin, Bartlett and Hiram Plummer bought the rest of the power. Charles H."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"Central Elementary in the North, the last school in town, closes at the end of the 2009 school year."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… country's call when Congress declared war on the Central Powers in April 1917. Like the Spanish American war of 1898, Bangor citizens came to the…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"The Pines , an elementary school, Central High School, and others were located in the area of East New Portland."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"One natural resource that has always been, and remains today a major economic force is wood. Skowhegan, being central in its location along the…"