Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"That shed first housed a hot-air horn, then in 1868 a steam whistle, standard aural alarm of the era from factories to locomotives."

Historic Hallowell - Energy

"They didn’t use oil, so basically everything was run off of coal or wood. For cooking they basically had the same things as heating."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"Running water was a seasonal affair through above-ground pipes; in the winter one needed to fetch fresh water by taking buckets down to the brook…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"… by heating stones in a cold lodge until very hot, and then cooling them to create steam. In the life cycle of the Abenakis, the way doctors and…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… piece would fit that kept the iron continuously hot. Heaters were essential for four wheeled wagons and carriages whose wheels could not easily…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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