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Item 31893
Title: Indenture contract for Samuel Perkins of Arundel, 1805
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library
Date: 1805-11-09
Location: Arundel
Media: Ink on paper
Item 22577
Title: Contract for Aaron Putnam's mills, Houlton, 1810
Contributed by: Cary Library
Date: 1810-09-13
Location: Houlton
Media: Ink on paper
Item 27865
Title: Charter Contract, Schooner Platina, 1845
Contributed by: Patten Free Library
Date: 1845-05-02
Location: New York; Antwerp
Media: Ink on paper
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Item 34403
Address: 183 Brackett Street, Portland
Owner in 1924: Tyler Realty Company
Use: Shop - Plumbing & Contracting
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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.