Maine Memory Network

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"Central Maine Power X X men working on the damSkowhegan History House The swinging bridge was originally built for a local farmer to…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"… was inadequate for the increasingly larger, more powerful aircraft. Since there was insufficient space for expansion in Scarborough, airport…"

Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"The Cotton Mill was powered by steam engines. The steam engines were installed by Messrs, Freeman, and McClench."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"Ice men are guiding ice blocks toward the steam-powered conveyor belt. This belt lifts the blocks up, into the ice house for later shipping."

Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company

"They used wires from different wire mills to connect wires to houses and bring electricity. The electricity had a major impact in daily life in…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 3 of 7

"… English, confronted by the reality of powerful Indigenous Nations on this supposedly vacant land, paid annuities associated with the privilege of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"Now the rope is typically placed over a roller powered by a hydraulic hauler that pulls a trap up from the ocean floor."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"Larger fiberglass boats; more powerful diesel engines; and modern equipment, such as hydraulic pot haulers, GPS, radar, etc., enable the lobster…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… Webb, and Twenty Mile Rivers all provided water power for mills and factories producing products of every description: lumber, paper, flour…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"It pretty much told stories about where the power was out, and who was getting their power back, and all stories related to the ice storm."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… mill, the first saw mills and develop the water power that flows out of Lake Webb, down Webb River, and enters at its confluence with the…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… was installed which was rated for 150 horse power. This business furnished employment for many and gave a ready market for birch timber."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Summary: The Future: Recycle or Start from Scratch?

"… or patterned, pre-sealed ply-woods along with power assembly tools including portable saws and nail guns make a compelling argument to just tear…"

Historic Hallowell - Blizzards in Hallowell

"Their houses, stores, and some of their relatives or friends died or were destroyed during the blizzard."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 1 of 2

"… Proprietors, giving him a tremendous amount of power within the company and New England politics as a whole."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"In the spring of 1906, building began on a power plant at Aroostook Falls in New Brunswick to supply much-needed power to northern Maine and New…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village

"… been the site of a sawmill, gristmill, electric-power plant, novelty wood turning mill, and an axe factory."

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Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"… were universal suffrage for all men over 21, the power of the legislative branch and representation in the legislature from small towns.[32]…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3

"A long shaft running up the bank to the mill was connected to a waterwheel which supplied most of the power necessary."

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"… two tracks in the back for movement which was powered buy the steam engine, and also about four to ten sleds to carry the logs."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"With the construction of the Oxford Paper Company in the planning stages, he could see that there would be a shortage of housing."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… vicinity of a river which could be harnessed for power to run saw mills, shingle mills, grist mills, or anything else that needed more power than…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… was also a small coal wharf, a store and a tidal-powered grist mill on the creek. Coal was a very necessary commodity for heating, once most of the…"