Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company

"They used wires from different wire mills to connect wires to houses and bring electricity. The electricity had a major impact in daily life in…"

Historic Hallowell - Wire, Ice, and Iron Industries

"Wire, Ice, and Iron Industries Anna Hodgkins, Lilly Ly, Maggie Marseglia & Thea Sweet Wire Mill, Hallowell, ca."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"Wire Bridge: Wire BridgeNew Portland Historical Society The wire bridge is located in the West Village on the Wire Bridge Road, in a quiet…"

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"1930 Arch Bridge built from Wire Mill Dam on Vaughan Stream.Courtesy of Sumner A. Webber, Sr., an individual partner Josh Crockett, Cole Leighton &…"

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

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

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"… Washburn, also of Massachusetts, developed wire to make sewing machine needles, and spring steel wire for hoop skirts and bustle supports."

Historic Hallowell - Post Office and Fire Station

"… work? A Yes, I even had to drive over electrical wires in the road to get there. Q How long was the power out? A 13 days."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"… with ice, and ice hanging off of telephone wires. Some people called it terrible and never wanted to go out side because they were so paranoid that…"

Historic Hallowell - The Boston Flint Company

"Ben Tenney, and located above the Wire Mill Road on the Vaughan Stream. Sandpaper Mill, Vaughan Stream, Hallowell, ca 1910Courtesy of Sumner A."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… successful bridge builder, designed a newfangled wire suspension bridge to withstand the Sandy River’s seasonal tantrums, and proposed a…"

Historic Hallowell - Child Labor

"… forced to work while being contained by barbed wires. Churches, labor groups, teachers, and many other people were very upset about what was…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Comparisons

"The ice kept coming until the wire snaps. This occurred in both events. In these two incidents it took more then a few days for everything to thaw…"

Historic Hallowell - The Cyclone of 1895

"There were telephone poles down and electric wires protruding sparks from the ripped off ends. The roof of Grover's grocery store was demolished and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3

"… snow banks would reach as high as the telephone wires. During one terrible storm, lighting hit in the middle of a cow pasture killing the whole…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"Pails or wire baskets have replaced wooden hods or wicker baskets; onion bags have replaced wooden bushel baskets; and outboard motor boats have…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"Stretching The Trolley Wire LivePresque Isle Historical Society Gould sold his controlling interest to the Canadian Pacific for $225 per share in…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"… with the utility companies to remove poles and wires along the corridor, proposing that many lines be put underground and where necessary…"

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

"There are four bridges in the West Village, the Wire Bridge, the Grist Mill Bridge, Gould Hill Bridge and the Tannery Bridge."

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"Falling telephone and electrical wires hampered his rescue, and Scribner died at the scene. State Street ruins, Bangor, 1911Bangor Public…"

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

"This structure stands with two shingled towers, cradling a bridge made of steel cables. The Wire Bridge is a physical landmark, but the real appeal…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… trick dogs, aerialists, wizards of the tight wire, soft shoe dancers, burlesque magicians and illusionists, jugglers, gymnasts, cyclists, and…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"The game came down to the wire, and Hampden was behind by one with just a few ticks left on the clock. Baker got the ball and quickly fired up a shot."

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

"… top-secret operation was the high wood and barbed wire fence with its “No Admittance” signs that surrounded the facility."

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… sidewalks, street trees, and removal of overhead wiring. Meanwhile, the library trustees turned the property over to the town thus creating another…"