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Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"Some were powered by dams like the Wire Mill Dam. The dams worked like this. First, the water behind the dam flew through a pipe connected to a…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 2 of 3

"thick) sit on solid ledge. The dam is 842 ft. above sea level, making it one of the three highest dams in Maine. It is 847 ft. long; is 57 ft."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Intro: pages 30-47

"… Hiram Mills George, Isaiah Stetson Proposal for dam Theodore Brown 1866 election results John A. Peters Judge Hathaway Capt."

Historic Hallowell - Energy

"Stickney & Page Dam, Cascade, Hallowell, 1871Hubbard Free Library In homes the basic electricity was electric lights, for people who could afford…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"… rights above and around the Falls, his plans for dams, canal, mills, a power company, and a water district could not be finalized."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 8 of 17

"… 1866 on Spring Island in Biddeford near Bradbury Dam. J.G. Deering was eventually renamed J.G. Deering & Son Company once Joseph G."

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

"In addition, the dam was lowered below the spillway level to preclude any possibility of dam failure, due to its advanced years."

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"The Skowhegan Island Skowhegan dam X Fishing on the Kennebec X by Kate Hodgdon, Scott Clarke, and Gus Hoy Skowhegan Island has been a…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"To use the water, they piped it from a dam into a pipe that came down from a dam and powered the turbine at the other end."

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…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"Saw Logs Over the Dam, Guilford, ca. 1880Guilford Historical Society As the new village began to grow and more settlers arrived, simple subsistence…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"… sent Ira Fish and 17 other men north to build dams for saw mills on Mattanawcook Stream. That winter, the men cut 5,000,000 board feet of lumber…"

Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company

"The Wire Mill Dam, Vaughan Woods, Hallowell, ca. 1910Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner"

Old Berwick Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls

"I have all the spruce logs left from the dam sorted and large ones suitable for river piled on the bank ready to use if you decide to use them."

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

"… and increased the water power by improving the dam. There was a carding mill operated by Mr. Purvis south of the bridge, near Mr."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Bob's Bears

"… a leisurely bath in the impoundment behind the dam. The bears had arrived in two vehicles, one a sort of pick-up truck with a cage attached on the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 2 of 2

"North Dam Mill, 2010. Photograph by Kylie Clukey, Biddeford High School. X For more information..."

Kings Landing Historical Settlement

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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…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"Saw Logs Over the Dam, Guilford, ca. 1880Guilford Historical Society On February 16 of 1806, Robert Low Jr."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"… Historical Society In 1900 though 1901 a dam was created to be able to send large logs down the river to send them right to the lumber company…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"… Moores cut ice on Cascade Pond, above the first dam on Vaughan Brook. “Once there was enough ice for the horses then you would cut holes and set up…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"… mills had previously been established around the dams built on Webb River, the boundary line between Mexico and Dixfield."