Keywords: Harris Dam
Item 74734
Indian Pond brochure, ca. 1955
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1955 Location: Greenville Media: Ink on paper
Item 74733
Harris Dam and hydro station, Indian Pond, ca. 1955
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Location: Greenville Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
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.
Exhibit
Maine has some 17 million acres of forest land. But even on a smaller, more local scale, trees have been an important part of the landscape. In many communities, tree-lined commercial and residential streets are a dominant feature of photographs of the communities.
Site Page
Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth
"… and increased the water power by improving the dam. There was a carding mill operated by Mr. Purvis south of the bridge, near Mr."
Site Page
Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3
"… Historical Society In 1824, the first dam across the Piscataquis River in Guilford was erected, and another sawmill built alongside it on the…"
