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Item 74440
Title: Human-powered generator, ca. 1975
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1975
Media: Photograph
Item 74752
Item 74753
Title: Electric linemen on pole, 1930
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1930
Media: Photograph
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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.