Maine Memory Network

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

"… a post office, a historical society and Ace Electric Company. The Lion's Hall is still here but not used very much."

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

"… slowly fading in population with the advent of electricity and the railroad. Saw Logs Over the Dam, Guilford, ca."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

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

Colby College Special Collections

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Lubec, Maine - Timeline

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

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"Electricity was not introduced to Islesboro until the late 1920s. Dark Harbor Village, 1906Islesboro Historical Society DARK HARBOR In 1884…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… its infrastructure included a sewer system, an electric lighting system powered by a plant with two Edison dynamos, a bank, churches of several…"

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

"… ice needed to keep food cold in the days before electricity. An ice house was often located near the sawmill in order to take advantage of the…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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