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Keywords: River Street, Lewiston

Historical Items

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Item 6536

Canal Gate House from Emerson Park, Lewiston, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Androscoggin Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Item 18378

Wedding party, Lewiston, 1897

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: 1897 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print

Item 79725

Canal Workers, Lewiston, ca. 1845

Contributed by: Franco-American Collection, University of Southern Maine Libraries Date: circa 1845 Location: Lewiston Media: Photographic print

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

La St-Jean in Lewiston-Auburn

St-Jean-Baptiste Day -- June 24th -- in Lewiston-Auburn was a very public display of ethnic pride for nearly a century. Since about 1830, French Canadians had used St. John the Baptist's birthdate as a demonstration of French-Canadian nationalism.

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High Water

Melting snow, ice, warmer temperatures, and rain sometimes bring floods to Maine's many rivers and streams. Floods are most frequent in the spring, but can occur at any season.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"The Lewiston train should have been there a long time before both of the other trains except there was a delay with their flatbeds staying on the…"

Site Page

Lincoln, Maine - Ira Fish

"Fellows, Dana W. History of the Town of Lincoln. Lewiston, Maine: Dingley. Inc. Print. Goodwin, Kathryn B."

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Lincoln, Maine - MacGregor's Spool Mill

"Lewiston, Maine: Dingley, Incorporation. Kimball, Marion Reed. “Chronicle Man Enroute.” The Mattanawcook Observer Vol. 1. No. 5. April 1983, pp. 190."