Keywords: Union Block
Item 26391
Union Block Stereo View, Thomaston, ca. 1870
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Thomaston Media: Stereograph
Item 82322
Union River Power House and Dam, Ellsworth, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Ellsworth Public Library Date: circa 1920 Location: Ellsworth Media: Postcard
Item 86731
Storage, Union Wharf, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Union Wharf Proprietors Use: Storage
Item 93800
Storage, Union Wharf, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Proprietors Union Wharf Use: Storage
Exhibit
Paper has shaped Maine's economy, molded individual and community identities, and impacted the environment throughout Maine. When Hugh Chisholm opened the Otis Falls Pulp Company in Jay in 1888, the mill was one of the most modern paper-making facilities in the country, and was connected to national and global markets. For the next century, Maine was an international leader in the manufacture of pulp and paper.
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.
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block
"Before he had the Ledyard Block built, he had a dry goods store on the same lot. William Ledyard was married to Miss Harriet Ledyard."
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview
"… period, including the Granite Block, the Union Block, the Bank Block and the Church Block, the latter having replaced the Universalist Church razed…"
Story
Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis
The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.
