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Description
The S.D. Warren factory dammed up part of the Presumpscot River in order to provide power to the factory and to the town of Westbrook. Hydraulic power became a popular method to use for most of Maine's manufacturing industries. Companies would often create their own power generating companies to provide power to their factories and the local towns around them.
About This Item
- Title: Old Log Dam, Westbrook, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Location: Westbrook, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 12.5 cm x 17.8 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 4025, Box 20/3
- Collection: Ernest R. Rowe photograph collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Dams--Westbrook--Maine
- Power industry--Maine
- Presumpscot River (Me.)
- Rivers--Maine
- S.D. Warren Company
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