Maine Memory Network

Main Street sewer construction, Biddeford, 1914 - 1915

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1914 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Main Street sewer construction, Biddeford, 1914 - 1915

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1914 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Nurses Home for the Augusta State Hospital, Augusta, 1919-1927

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1919–1927 Location: Augusta Client: State of Maine Architect: Harry S. Coombs

House on Craigie Street for Clifton M. Foss, Portland, 1924

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1924 Location: Portland; Portland Client: Clifton M. Foss Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album

William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.

Laboring in Maine

Workers in Maine have labored in factories, on farms, in the woods, on the water, among other locales. Many of Maine's occupations have been determined by the state's climate and geographical features.

City of Portland Department of Public Works

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Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Privy

"In 1874, sewers came to Brown Street. Corey probably added a water closet and bathroom with running water."