Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Electric generator delivery, Presque Isle, 1959

"… Chase Transport Corporation delivering diesel electric generators to Maine Public Service in Presque Isle."

Seashore Trolley Museum

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Building

"… for the purpose of housing these two companies. Sources William, Arthur M. From Logs to Electricity. Presque Isle: Maine Public Service, 1989."

Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2

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

Presque Isle: The Star City - Delivery of generators, Presque Isle, 1959

"… and Aroostook Railroad delivers four diesel electric generators to Maine Public Service in Presque Isle."

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."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Women's Firsts

"The first woman manager of the Swan's Island Electric Co-op.Swan's Island Historical Society Three occupational areas, in particular, have an…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 2

"16. Damage to the power grid was so severe that major rebuilding, not repairing, of the electrical grid had to be undertaken. 17."

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

"… to electrics or “trolleys.” By the early 1900s, electricity came to Scarborough and trolley service soon followed."

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

"… made 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 - Aroostook Valley Railroad

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

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Shipyards

"… was the year the Bangor, Hampden & Winterport Electric Railway made its maiden run down the twelve mile stretch of track from Bangor to Hampden."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"In 1950, island generated power brought electricity to all homes. Energy is now supplied by a submarine cable."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room

"… the house was one of the first to be hooked up to electricity because one of its boarders was on the island working on setting up the grid."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The electric company did just that in 1891. The electric company was still struggling to turn a profit and asked Gould for advice."

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

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

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…"

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…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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First Parish in Portland

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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…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… was the year the Bangor, Hampden & Winterport Electric Railway made its maiden run down the twelve mile stretch of track from Bangor to Hampden."

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 - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"… electricity during the ice storm? A: We did lose electricity and I think that when we woke up at five o’clock that morning the electricity was gone."