Keywords: Electric companies
Item 74518
General Electric Type I electric meter, 1913
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1913 Media: Metal, glass
Item 74517
Westinghouse Round-type electric meter, 1904
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1904 Media: Metal, glass
Item 68577
Cushing's Island Hotel & Realty Company property, Cushing's Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Cushing's Island Hotel & Realty Company Use: Electric Building
Item 84674
183-189 Washington Avenue, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Deering Realty Company Use: Garage
Item 109263
Hydo Electric Company storefront plan, Bangor, 1945
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1945 Location: Bangor Client: Bangor Hydro Electric Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell
Item 111271
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1929–1931 Location: Bingham Client: Central Maine Power Company Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects
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.
Exhibit
History in Motion: The Era of the Electric Railways
Street railways, whether horse-drawn or electric, required the building of trestles and tracks. The new form of transportation aided industry, workers, vacationers, and other travelers.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Electric generator delivery, Presque Isle, 1959
"The Aroostook Trust Company building in the background is at the corner of Main Street and Chapman Road, Presque Isle."
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Kennebec Wire Company
"The electricity had a major impact in daily life in historic Hallowell. Before electricity, people had to do everything by candlelight: reading…"
Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
Story
The Oakfield Inn
by Rodney Duplisea
This is a summarized article about the opening of the Oakfield Inn. It appeared in the Bangor Daily