Maine Memory Network

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"The boilers exploded, filling the ship with steam. Within 15 minutes the Larchmont sank taking most of her passengers to their deaths."

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Dual Steam WhistlesWest Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association By 1887 an enlarged building housed machinery for two whistles."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"Operated by tidal power; later by steam 1850 • Census – population 3,000 • Three post offices – Lubec, W. Lubec, N."

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"The engine was no longer needed to power the building's lights due to electricity becoming available from Ellsworth."

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… a telephone line, bridge over the canal and a steam launch, named The Gold Bug, were constructed."

Historic Hallowell - Energy

"The steam engines were powered by coal. The funny thing is that as the years went by, the engines needed more coal."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… 1880 the era of sail had given way to the rise of steam powered vessels. A group of businessmen formed a committee to build wharves that would…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"A steam engine worked as a heat engine that performed mechanical work using steam as the working fluid."

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."

Stanley Museum

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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 - Early Industry and Bombahook

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

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"… was dried up, the factories were then powered by steam engines. As a result, the Vaughan Stream had many uses."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"A survey of the steam power to drive the steam engines of each paper machine, dry the paper, cook the pulp, and heat the buildings found a need for a…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… and the new technologies of the ironclads and the steam engine. Blue Hill could not adapt to building these new boats at that time, but today the…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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