Maine Memory Network

Ripogenus Dam, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: T3 R11 WELS Media: Photoprint

Ripogenus Dam, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: T3 R11 WELS Media: Photoprint

Gunpowder for the Civil War

The gunpowder mills at Gambo Falls in Windham and Gorham produced about a quarter of the gunpowder used by Union forces during the Civil War. The complex contained as many as 50 buildings.

Walter Wyman and River Power

Walter Wyman's vision to capture the power of Maine's rivers to produce electricity led to the formation of Central Maine Power Co. and to a struggle within the state over what should happen to the power produced by the state's natural resources.

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 8 of 17

"The Saco River’s waterpower aided in inflating the local lumber industry. J.G. Deering Lumber Company was a significant sawmill founded by Joseph G."

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"They used waterpower from the fast flowing Kennebec River and the abundant stands of timber to create a powerful logging industry, which became the…"