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Keywords: Power plants

Historical Items

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Item 74759

Maine Yankee reactor pit construction, Wiscasset, 1968

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1968 Location: Wiscasset Media: Photographic print

Item 74760

Maine Yankee Atomic Power Station, Wiscasset, ca. 1972

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1972 Location: Wiscasset Media: Photographic print

Item 74758

Maine Yankee brochure, Wiscasset, 1975

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1975 Location: Wiscasset Media: Ink on paper

Tax Records

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Item 86268

Power Plant, Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Central Wharf Proprietors Use: Power Plant

Item 88127

Power Plant, Island Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Charles Brown Use: Power Plant

Item 99007

8-20 Plum Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Cumberland County Power & Light Co. Use: Power Plant

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111269

Wiscasset Steam Power Station, Wiscasset, 1941

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1940–1941 Location: Wiscasset 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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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.

Exhibit

Nuclear Energy for Maine?

Maine Yankee Nuclear Power Plant in Wiscasset generated electricity from 1972 until 1996. Activists concerned about the plant's safety led three unsuccessful referendum campaigns in the 1980s to shut it down.

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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.

Site Pages

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Architecture & Landscape database - Lost Gardens of Eden

"… the 19th century brought word and vision of its powerful natural beauty to a greater public. The development of the area as a summer resort and…"

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John Martin: Expert Observer - First electric railroad car in Bangor, 1889

"… had – had a ride in a car propeled by no visible power." His description and the illustration are on page 28 of a scrapbook he wrote in 1888-1889."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - King Farm, Presque Isle, ca. 1920

"… probably powered by the sprayer wheels.The potato plants appear to be in blossom, so the photograph was taken sometime in late July, ca. 1920."

My Maine Stories

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Story

Dan Gagne: The story behind Biddeford’s legendary speed skater
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

Stories from a competitive athlete with countless awards and contributions to his community

Story

Rematriation
by Alivia Moore

Our shared future for all people in Wabanakiyik calls us to rematriate.

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Eating lower on the food chain
by Avery Yale Kamila

Animal agriculture's ties to climate change