Keywords: Dam
Item 12258
Runnel's Dam in Caribou, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Caribou Public Library Date: circa 1900 Location: Caribou Media: Photographic print
Item 22842
Building the new dam above the Old Falls, Sanford, 1906
Contributed by: Sanford-Springvale Historical Society Date: 1906 Location: Sanford Media: Print from glass negative
Item 87452
Dam property, West Side Leavitt Street, Long Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Albertina M. Dam Use: Summer Dwelling
Item 111466
Maine Audubon Society Visitors' Center elevations, Falmouth, 1994-1995
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1994–1995 Location: Falmouth Client: Maine Audubon Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Van Dam & Renner/Carol A. Wilson Architects
Item 111356
Morgan residence elevations, Petersburgh, NY, 1996-1997
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1996–1997 Location: Petersburgh Client: Bob Morgan Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol Wilson | Tom Hall Architects
Exhibit
In 1893, F.C. Whitehouse of Topsham, who owned paper mills in Topsham and Lisbon Falls, began construction of a third mill on the eastern banks of the Androscoggin River five miles north of Topsham. First, he had to build a dam to harness the river's power.
Exhibit
Walter Wyman's vision to capture the power of Maine's rivers to produce electricity led to the formation of Central Maine Power Co. and to a struggle within the state over what should happen to the power produced by the state's natural resources.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills
"Some were powered by dams like the Wire Mill Dam. The dams worked like this. First, the water behind the dam flew through a pipe connected to a…"
Site Page
Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 2 of 3
"thick) sit on solid ledge. The dam is 842 ft. above sea level, making it one of the three highest dams in Maine. It is 847 ft. long; is 57 ft."
Story
Restoring the Penobscot River
by John Banks
My role as the Director of the Department of Natural Resources for the Penobscot Indian Nation
Story
Stories from Eastport
by Ruth McInnis
My memories of growing up in Eastport, WWII, camping, and history on the border
