Keywords: Hydro power
Item 6307
Central Maine Power Station, Skowhegan, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Skowhegan Media: Postcard
Item 75556
Hydro turbine and electric generator, 1904
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1904 Location: Dennistown Media: Cast iron, copper
Item 111304
Gulf Island Station for Central Maine Power Co., Lewiston, 1926
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1925–1926 Location: Lewiston Client: Central Maine Power Co. Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
Item 111271
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1929–1931 Location: Bingham Client: Central Maine Power Company Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens 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
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 Page
"People collected fire wood so that they could burn it and stay warm without having power. Well more than 400,000 people, from Down East Maine were…"
Site Page
Life on a Tidal River - Narrative
"Air Force. Robert N. Haskell, President of Bangor Hydro and Chairman of the Civilian Advisory Council underscored this partnership when he stated…"
