Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The mill was powered by water from the dam across the Presque Isle Stream. Shingles, clapboards, and laths were shipped to the Boston market while…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… 1919 • Passamaquoddy Tidal Project proposed – two dams built in Eastport, one partially constructed in Lubec."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… who proposed building a high level canal with dams and locks instead of a sea level one like the French were trying to do."

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Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… valley known as Eastern River until 1830 when dams were built to operate saw mills . Still, despite economic travails and some neighborhood…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… Falls consisted of a number of mills and a dam to provide water power for those mills; there were equally as many mills and homes surrounding the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"His dam was Braden Girl. Early lessons given to John R Braden did not indicate that he had the ability to become a great race horse."