Maine Memory Network

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"… was 65 feet long, had a beam of 27 feet, and was powered by a 160 horsepower diesel engine. The ferry was built and maintained with town funding in…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"But the dory, following, lost power. The Callahan boat operator slacked off the engine and a worker threw a rope, which became entangled in the…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… reliable, consistent and cheapest kind of water power.” George Comstock established the first mill at Mill Creek."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… 1900s 1900 • Census results – 3,005 1902 • Lubec Water & Electric District established – water mains laid throughout village and outlying areas…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… identified as such when the syndicate was powerful at the beginning of the century. So far, there is just this one from the Canning Co.’s later…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"In 1950, island generated power brought electricity to all homes. Energy is now supplied by a submarine cable."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"With its resources of timber, granite, water power, fishing and hunting, Swan’s Island made an attractive settlement site for families and traveling…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… Fitzpatrick X Then as now knowing people in power provides clout. Revolutionary War hero Col. John Allan lived on Eastport’s Moose Island in…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry

"… the granite to boilers that generated the steam power for the quarry tools. The kids even got to get their hands dirty as they excavated for…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 5 of 17

"… & Saco Plan of Lands of Saco Water Power Co. at Saco & Biddeford, 1848Dyer Library/Saco Museum The cotton textile manufacturing industry…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"Steam power ushered in a golden age of sorts for the island, with growth on all fronts. The first steam powered seiner, the Novelty, was commissioned…"

Historic Hallowell - Wire, Ice, and Iron Industries

"… water source that could be used to create power. A few main industries that played an important part in Hallowell’s history were the Fuller…"

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"Wire Mill Power, Vaughan Stream, Hallowell, ca. 1879 Hand drawn by John WallaceHubbard Free Library There were three dams that were on the Vaughan…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"Louise Potter who spent nine days trying to run the Suburban Pines Motel in Windham without power while housing eight relatives, then when a guest…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 4 of 4

"… sight to behold! – unbelievable the power of the water, the great river crashing to granite rock, white water exploding from granite rock –…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"CMP (Central Maine Power) were out and working and putting their skills to the test to see how fast they could turn all the power back on."

Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"The business was  powered by water, and when there wasn’t enough water, a steam engine. A steam engine worked as a heat engine that performed…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"… the Falls, his plans for dams, canal, mills, a power company, and a water district could not be finalized."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Works Cited Page

"Crowell, Alan. “CMP struggles to restore power.” Kennebec Journal, 8 Jan. 1998, sec. pg: 1. Dawson, Judy. Personal interview. n.d. Edwards, Keith."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"He then took advantage of power created by the rushing waters of the Souadabscook and built both a saw mill and a grist mill."

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"He made a wood splitter powered by a water wheel, and he cut cucumbers slices with it. When he was older, he and his brother, Samuel, worked together…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Introduction

"This wealth of available water was very attractive to early settlers on Massachusetts’ frontier. Long before the settlement of Hampden, the native…"

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…"

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"… factory and wire mill that harnessed the power of water and gravity so critical to America's development."