Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - The City of Hallowell

"Police officers were dealing with downed power lines, blocking them off and removing them if they were deemed unsafe."

Historic Hallowell - St. Matthew's Episcopal Church and the Hubbard Free Library

"But branches and power lines were down and the heat and electricity was off. Q: Did people still go to church? A: Yes, they still had services by…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Comparisons

"… power due to a layer of ice weighing down the power lines. The ice kept coming until the wire snaps. This occurred in both events."

Historic Hallowell - Day 3 - Page 1 of 2

"… another fell down and even an hour later the same line could fall down again. Also carbon monoxide poisoning kills Martin McClusky in his home in…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 2

"… shelter there were over one hundred Central Maine Power line crews and many other tree crews and other cleaning crews about trying to restore the…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"This is how these two storms are alike. Written By Dallis Heflin Ice Storm Of 98’ Four out of five Mainers went without power for at least eight…"

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"… leaving behind ice coated streets, cars, power lines, tree limbs and many houses without heat and power."

Historic Hallowell - Days 6 & 7

"… and New Hampshire came over to help reconnect power lines but they only sent theirs over when there worst places were completed."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"Rumford Falls Power completed an expansion of their power generation capabilities in 1954 by installing two new penstocks from the middle canal to…"

Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"We had faulty transmission lines so when we fixed power in one place we lost power in another. When it wasn't the transmission lines, it would be the…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"A ticket was only $6.00! Horse-drawn wagons were often lined up all the way from the river to the Main Road waiting their turn to off- or on-load…"

Historic Hallowell - History of The Cotton Mill

"The Cotton Mill was powered by steam engines. The steam engines were installed by Messrs, Freeman, and McClench."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Later, gasoline powered trucks were used until the ice harvesting operation closed down around 1950. Ice harvesting, Cascade Pond, Hallowell, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Later, gasoline powered trucks were used until the ice harvesting operation closed down around 1950. Ice harvesting, Cascade Pond, Hallowell, ca."

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"For example, if Line 21 called Line 51, and Line 51 was busy, then operators had to wait until Line 51 was clean, then call Line 21 back and connect…"

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

"… and the abundant stands of timber to create a powerful logging industry, which became the predominant regional business for more than 150 years."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… Webb, and Twenty Mile Rivers all provided water power for mills and factories producing products of every description: lumber, paper, flour…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Resources, Links, and Bibliography for Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold

"… No Greater Abomination: Ethnicity, Class, and Power Relations on Malaga Island, Maine, 1880-1912, 1991, Masters Thesis, University of Southern…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"In the spring of 1906, building began on a power plant at Aroostook Falls in New Brunswick to supply much-needed power to northern Maine and New…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"The Scarborough complex became a flying school and air show site, but it shut down completely in the 1950s."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"The west line, also a part of the south line of New Portland, is the county line between Franklin and Somerset counties."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… the Sandy River, a source of water, travel and power lured settlers to the region on the heels of the Revolutionary War."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… a sewer system, an electric lighting system powered by a plant with two Edison dynamos, a bank, churches of several denominations, various…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… down the Penobscot brought the lumber to mills lining the river's shore where it was made ready for market."