Keywords: Cable crossing
Item 31978
Maine Central R. R., Lowell's Crossing, Hallowell, ca. 1919
Contributed by: Hubbard Free Library Date: circa 1919 Location: Hallowell Media: Photographic print
Item 100715
Crowd gathered at causeway dedication, Westport Island, 1950
Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1950-06-25 Location: Westport Island; Wiscasset Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
The Swinging Bridge: Walking Across the Androscoggin
Built in 1892 to entice workers at the Cabot Manufacturing Corporation in Brunswick to move to newly built housing in Topsham, the Androscoggin Pedestrian "Swinging" Bridge or Le Petit Pont quickly became important to many people traveling between the two communities.
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.
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map
"… end to 8” thick cedar floor beams hanging from cable to cable. Decking of 2½” thick linear planking was laid over the floor beams."
Site Page
New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland
"On the seventh day they returned bringing the cables and fittings. Moses Mitchell Sr. and Samuel Parker were the boss teamsters."
Story
Pandemic ruminations and the death of Rose Cleveland
by Tilly Laskey
Correlations between the 1918 and 2020 Pandemics
