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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…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"… in the 1880s, the horse cars were converted to electrics or “trolleys.” By the early 1900s, electricity came to Scarborough and trolley service…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… Society & Museum By 1902 Scarborough had electricity, and electric cars (trolleys) replaced horsecars."

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Colby College Special Collections

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Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

"… staff used the latest ultra-sonic equipment, electrical stimulation, cervical traction, infrared and diathermy treatments."

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"Electric RailSeashore Trolley Museum Electric Rail In 1894 the Portland and Yarmouth Electric Railway, along what is currently Route 88 in…"

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… 1850, would eventually provide of a clean water system for the village; the system was developed because of the need of water for both residences…"