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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Eventually the modern electrically-powered foghorn became standard equipment at lighthouses. Living at the Lighthouse Not an easy life those early…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 2 of 4

"Except for the electric light bulbs and plastic baskets, the Brining Room was basically the same traditional space."

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"… 1911Lubec Historical Society Festooned with electric lights, Lubec prepared Water Street, below, for the July 4th parade which simultaneously…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… • Census results – 3,005 1902 • Lubec Water & Electric District established – water mains laid throughout village and outlying areas 1904 • Lubec’s…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… infrastructure including upgrading of the water, electric and sewer systems and a new municipal building."

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"During that time the water, chemicals, and electricity had time to work their magic.” Apparently, nothing more elaborate than a cast iron pot was at…"

Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company

"The electricity had a major impact in daily life in historic Hallowell. Before electricity, people had to do everything by candlelight: reading…"

Historic Hallowell - Energy

"That was relevant in the early 1900’s. By 1930, most people had electrical lighting. For heating, they used coal stoves, fireplaces, wood stoves and…"

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

"Q: Did people still go to church? A: Yes, they still had services by candle light on Sunday morning’s until they got the power turned back on."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 121-end

"… inventions and changes in life -- trolleys, gas, electric street lights, and U.S. Mail boxes. He wrote again about his family's history in…"

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

"… it a true urban area: city water (1885), electric lights (1886), the horse-drawn and then electric street railway (1888, 1892)."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The electric company asked Gould to take over the business as General Manager. He initially declined as he did not feel he knew the electric business."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… to the lumber industry to the Presque Isle Electric Company. Mr. Gould also served as a Maine and U.S. Senator."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"So, we had no lights and of course the heat had gone off. And we didn’t have a secondary source of heat, we didn’t burn wood or anything."

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"… needed to power the building's lights due to electricity becoming available from Ellsworth. Hollis moved the steam engine through the woods to…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"It was also voted on August 23, 1904, to build an annex. In 1918, a tennis court was built at the rear of the building and electric lights were…"

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"… and Heat Company, was the first supplier of an electric current to Hallowell. Stickney & Page Dam, Cascade, Hallowell, 1871 Stickney & Page…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"It was so light when we got [to] the tin bridge that we didn't need head lights and when struck there the flames looked miles high in front of us and…"

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"Mercy Hospital laboratory technician, Portland, ca. 1943Northern Light Mercy Hospital In 1965, Mercy treated 7,000 adult and pediatric patients and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… Frank Bixby installed a pole changer, which is electric, and took the place of an operator. In the office it could get very confusing trying to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"Soon an electric light company was set up that could handle 5,000 lamps. By 1882 Rodick House, now the largest summer hotel in America, could hold…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"The inn offered “Electric Lights, Long Distance Telephone, Telegraphic Office, Saddle Horses, [and] Excellent Livery” (Wood 73)."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… with handsome mercantile blocks, with banks, electric lights, water systems equal to the best, and sewerage systems well under way."