Keywords: Harris Oil Co.
Item 105443
A shopper's guide map of Portland, 1965
Contributed by: Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education Date: 1965 Location: Portland; South Portland; Cape Elizabeth Media: Lithograph
Item 79434
Nason Sawmill, Princeton, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Princeton Public Library Date: circa 1930 Location: Princeton Media: Photographic print
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
A City Awakes: Arts and Artisans of Early 19th Century Portland
Portland's growth from 1786 to 1860 spawned a unique social and cultural environment and fostered artistic opportunity and creative expression in a broad range of the arts, which flowered with the increasing wealth and opportunity in the city.
Site Page
"Shea, who received 25 barrels of cottonseed oil which he sold to local sardine packers. Freight haulers also benefited greatly from the new steamer…"
Site Page
Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3
"The dye house was awash with debris and oil as two 10,000 gallon fuel tanks were breached and their contents spilled into the river and throughout…"
