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