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Keywords: Hydroelectric

Historical Items

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Item 11183

Shawmut hydroelectric project, Fairfield, 1981

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1981-12-03 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print

Item 66446

Leonard Lake, Ellsworth, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1938 Location: Ellsworth Media: Linen texture postcard

Item 66450

Hydro Electric Power House, Ellsworth, ca. 1938

Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1935 Location: Ellsworth Media: Linen texture postcard

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111271

Wyman Station, Bingham, 1930

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1929–1931 Location: Bingham Client: Central Maine Power Company Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 111308

Central Maine Power plant, Skowhegan, 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1920–1921 Location: Skowhegan Client: Central Maine Power Co. Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Item 111304

Gulf Island Station for Central Maine Power Co., Lewiston, 1926

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1925–1926 Location: Lewiston Client: Central Maine Power Co. Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

Online Exhibits

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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

Trolley Travel

Trolleys were the cleanest and most efficient means of mass transit Maine has ever known.

Exhibit

Walter Wyman and River Power

Walter Wyman's vision to capture the power of Maine's rivers to produce electricity led to the formation of Central Maine Power Co. and to a struggle within the state over what should happen to the power produced by the state's natural resources.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"… mills, and wood related businesses, along with hydroelectric facilities, took their place along the flowing Kennebec."

Site Page

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… operate on the island leaving only the Weston hydroelectric station formerly owned by Central Maine Power."