Keywords: Waterpower
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Site Pages
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"The Saco River’s waterpower aided in inflating the local lumber industry. J.G. Deering Lumber Company was a significant sawmill founded by Joseph G."
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Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"
"They used waterpower from the fast flowing Kennebec River and the abundant stands of timber to create a powerful logging industry, which became the…"
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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - East New Portland Village
"It has also been called “The Falls” because of waterpower created by the river and the rocks and ledges located here."
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History
"… drawn by the abundance of fish and game, timber, waterpower, and farm land. The hamlets they founded grew into towns that were incorporated between…"
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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…"