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Item 53883

The casino at Underwood Spring Park, Falmouth, 1907

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: 1907 Location: Falmouth Media: Postcard

Item 53885

The lookout at Underwood Spring Park, Falmouth, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: circa 1905 Location: Falmouth Media: Photographic print

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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.