Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Basic Fire Fighting Technology

"The first fire engine was made in 1819; it was the Cascade Hand Tub. The fire hydrant was invented in 1869 by Birdsill Holly."

Millinocket Fire Department

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Fiske Block, Broad Street, Bangor, 1864

"… walls tumbled in and floors fell in enbracing the engine planing mills &c ." View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Wiscasset's Arctic Connection

"… voyage, have heard him say quietly, 'Start your engine.' 'Let go for 'ard.' 'Let go aft!' they don't forget the emotional stir in the dockside…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 3

"Landscape Photography Casco Engine Co. No. 1 firemen's muster and parade, Portland, 1846Maine Historical Society The Maine Historical Society…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison is Established - 1823

"He was an engineer during the War of 1812 and later practiced medicine in Boothbay and Wiscasset. He was a member of the newly formed Maine State…"

Stanley Museum

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Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"… as well as shipwrights and cast the first steam engine used in the Cotton Mill factory. The woodworking shop milled lumber and produced cut lumber…"

Historic Hallowell - Industrial Recources

"… technology, the ships relied more on oil and an engine than wind power. On a ship, it was important to have lifeboats in case of an emergency."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - People

"… Stevens 1853-1943: UMF graduate who was chief engineer of the Panama Canal Daniel Stewart 1786-1827: Joiner, cabinet maker, and furniture maker…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"… a mile long complete with cars and 30 ton engine to accomodate their huge business. They also had their own wharf along the Saco River, known as…"

Owls Head Transportation Museum

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Lobstering

"Boat engines and fishing equipment also changed. Fishing for tuna with a harpoon, Swan's Island, ca."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Crime & Disaster - Page 1 of 2

"Kent of Engine 6 and injured five other firemen. Although this picture was not used in the Portland Evening Express article on May 21st, it shows the…"

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"One last thing is that it took four men to operate this machine: an engineer, firman, steersman, and conductor. Another tool was the Peavy stick."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… is still going strong and remains the engine of the local economy. Young Edmund S. Muskie with his siblings, ca. 1922Edmund S."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"The Chief Engineer, Joseph W. Taney, and his crew surveyed the route and began construction. The company ran short of funds and the building ceased."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"… drawn by neighbor, summer resident, and civil engineer, Joseph H. Curtis of Boston. The Savages granted the cemetery property with a reservation of…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 2 of 3

"In 1927, the society, along with the town engineer, proposed razing numerous buildings on Main Street, replacing them and widening the road."

Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"The quarrymen and engineers later joined the Quarrymen's Union. The Bodwell Granite Works was the subject of a lot of labor actions, including a 5…"

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"… the soil and work the farm and eventually the gas engine took over the work. By 1820 there were more than 55,000 farmers and they were selling…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"… feet, and was powered by a 160 horsepower diesel engine. The ferry was built and maintained with town funding in the form of four bonds “not to…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"On the map, the buildings on the property were an engine house and two other houses that were owned by J."

Maine Historical Society

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