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Historical Items

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Item 74741

Farmingdale steam station, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Farmingdale Media: Photographic print

Item 74740

W.F. Wyman steam station, Yarmouth, 1963

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1963 Location: Yarmouth Media: Photographic print

Item 74742

Maine Salmon Farms harvest, Mason Station, Wiscasset, 1974

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1974 Location: Wiscasset Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111269

Wiscasset Steam Power Station, Wiscasset, 1941

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1940–1941 Location: Wiscasset Client: Central Maine Power Company Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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Student Exhibit: Somerset Railroad

The Somerset Railroad was completed in 1872. It started out as a dream to link the Maine Coast with Canadian businesses to the north. It ran from the North Woods around Moosehead Lake down to Southern Maine and back again for 56 years.

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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.

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Field & Homefront: Bethel during the Civil War

Like many towns, Bethel responded to the Civil War by sending many soldiers and those at the homefront sent aid and supported families. The town grew during the war, but suffered after its end.

Site Pages

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Historic Hallowell - Protect and Serve - Hallowell Fire and Police

"… (Lion), the Torrent, the Tiger, and eventually a steam pumper. In 1898 the Fire Department moved from its location on Winthrop Street to the old…"

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Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Dual Steam WhistlesWest Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association By 1887 an enlarged building housed machinery for two whistles."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"Swan’s Island’s final steam boat, the North Haven, was commandeered for war service in 1941. Over sixty years of steam service, two captains and…"

My Maine Stories

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The Oakfield Inn
by Rodney Duplisea

This is a summarized article about the opening of the Oakfield Inn. It appeared in the Bangor Daily

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History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby

This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars