Maine Memory Network

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"In the early 1900s indoor plumbing and electricity where used in new construction. When the construction was finished, the building had gone $750…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"Equipment was primitive, with electricity being so new, and Lincoln being so far from other cities. In today’s time, however, hospitals are very…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Still, not much improved until the 1920s when electricity and modern toilets were installed. When the electric light first came in, small bulbs hung…"

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…"

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."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Electricity and phone lines dotted the landscape about the same time. Not long after, the town was seeing the “mechanical horse” on the streets."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

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

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… was deactivated in 1935, when a separate electrical tower with a blinker was erected next to the lighthouse."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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