Keywords: ballot box
Item 100829
GAR ballot box, Pittsfield, ca. 1879
Contributed by: Pittsfield Historical Society Date: circa 1879 Location: Pittsfield Media: Wood, marble
Item 100826
Woman's Relief Corps ballot box, Pittsfield, ca. 1884
Contributed by: Pittsfield Historical Society Date: circa 1884 Location: Pittsfield Media: Wood, marble
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Civil War Soldiers Impact Pittsfield
Although not everyone in town supported the war effort, more than 200 Pittsfield men served in Civil War regiments. Several reminders of their service remain in the town.
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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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