Keywords: Power Channel
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Site Pages
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2
"… dam at the head of the Falls; digging a canal to channel waters and pulpwood to the mills’ interior; and a lower dam to form a large holding basin…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2
"… Full Steam Ahead." Maine News, Weather, Sports Channel 6 NBC Portland | WCSH6.com | Portland, ME. Web. 6 Apr. 2010."
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Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island
"Also, a channel of water on the island, formally known as 'the slucieway,' provided a prime spot to build mills and factories."
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Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3
"… completed, temporary trestlework into the channel led to dredging and fabrication of the unusual piers."
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"The Lubec Channel Light was commissioned in 1890. Shipwrecks led to the construction of a lifesaving station at Carrying Place Cove in 1874."
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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area
"Waterpower generated from the middle channel of the sluiceway supported these mills. In 1811, a milldam was built making it possible for an increase…"
