Keywords: Heating Fuel
Item 28598
Site of future Bath City Hall, ca. 1896
Contributed by: Private Collection through Patten Free Library Date: circa 1896 Location: Bath Media: Photographic print
Item 14216
Orphan boys shoveling coal, Fairfield, ca. 1900
Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1900 Location: Fairfield 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
After the canoe, steamboats became the favored method of transportation on Moosehead Lake. They revolutionized movement of logs and helped promote tourism in the region.
Site Page
Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1
"… had sap in them, so they would not be adequate fuel. Many trees died from the hostile storm, and several recovered, however a general statement can…"
Site Page
Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head
"… 1857, the latest lamp using “modern” proprietary fuel oil shone brighter than ever. And that lens is still there."
