Maine Memory Network

Electric line crew, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Media: Photographic print

Cumberland County Power & Light crew, Portland, ca. 1915

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

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.

Cape Elizabeth Shipwrecks

The rocky coastline of Cape Elizabeth has sent many vessels to their watery graves.

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 2

"… were over one hundred Central Maine Power line crews and many other tree crews and other cleaning crews about trying to restore the damage and…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Granite and Ice Industries

"… Granite and Ice Industries Granite Quarry Crew at Work, Mount Desert Island, ca. 1890 Men at work in Hall Quarry."

A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker

Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference

The only letter to survive World War II
by Cyrene Slegona

Only one of many letters my father sent to his wife remained after he came home from World War II.