Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… Frank Bixby installed a pole changer, which is electric, and took the place of an operator. In the office it could get very confusing trying to…"

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"Railroads now: Trains now run on fossil fuels or electricity. They are run through computer programming, or managed on board by a handful of staff."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… was deactivated in 1935, when a separate electrical tower with a blinker was erected next to the lighthouse."

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"… needed to power the building's lights due to electricity becoming available from Ellsworth. Hollis moved the steam engine through the woods to…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"In 1931, the school got electricity and stove jackets were placed in each room, and in 1940, chemical toilets were installed."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"It was also voted on August 23, 1904, to build an annex. In 1918, a tennis court was built at the rear of the building and electric lights were…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"Equipment was primitive, with electricity being so new, and Lincoln being so far from other cities. In today’s time, however, hospitals are very…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Memorial Library 1960 • The Lobster Trap Gift Shop opens – first gift shop catering to tourists 1962 • Roosevelt International Bridge opens…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"Soon an electric light company was set up that could handle 5,000 lamps. By 1882 Rodick House, now the largest summer hotel in America, could hold…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"It was thought to be started by an electrical problem. The roof collapsed in on the third floor, and caved in on the second."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… of the Bath Street Railroad, Bath Gas and Electric company, and the New England Ship Building Company. Galen C."

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

"… ice needed to keep food cold in the days before electricity. An ice house was often located near the sawmill in order to take advantage of the…"

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

"… a post office, a historical society and Ace Electric Company. The Lion's Hall is still here but not used very much."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Electricity and phone lines dotted the landscape about the same time. Not long after, the town was seeing the “mechanical horse” on the streets."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… infrastructure including upgrading of the water, electric and sewer systems and a new municipal building."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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