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Item 100461

Lithgow book room and librarian's desk, Augusta, ca.1896

Contributed by: Lithgow Public Library Date: circa 1896 Location: Augusta Media: Photographic print

Item 16416

Wood Island Lighthouse dwelling house and barn, Biddeford, ca. 1859

Contributed by: Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse Date: circa 1859 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 37510

West Quoddy Head Light, Lubec, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Lubec Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Lubec Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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A City Awakes: Arts and Artisans of Early 19th Century Portland

Portland's growth from 1786 to 1860 spawned a unique social and cultural environment and fostered artistic opportunity and creative expression in a broad range of the arts, which flowered with the increasing wealth and opportunity in the city.

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The Shape of Maine

The boundaries of Maine are the product of international conflict, economic competition, political fights, and contested development. The boundaries are expressions of human values; people determined the shape of Maine.

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Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine

As early as 1633, entrepreneurs along the Piscataqua River in southern Maine utilized the force of the river to power a sawmill, recognizing the potential of the area's natural power sources, but it was not until the 1890s that technology made widespread electricity a reality -- and even then, consumers had to be urged to use it.

Site Pages

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"… Boise came the computer age and nuclear source devices that could measure thickness, conductivity, moisture, and quality indexes on materials in a…"

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Pejepscot Historical Society

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