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Historical Items

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Item 74741

Farmingdale steam station, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Farmingdale Media: Photographic print

Item 10460

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad steam shovel

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Media: Photographic print

Item 52200

Saco Steam Laundry wagon, ca.1895

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: circa 1895 Location: Saco Media: Photographic print

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 116307

Fitzgerald house, Brighton, VT, 1888

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1888 Location: Brighton Client: George H. Fitzgerald Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Online Exhibits

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Student Exhibit: Somerset Railroad

The Somerset Railroad was completed in 1872. It started out as a dream to link the Maine Coast with Canadian businesses to the north. It ran from the North Woods around Moosehead Lake down to Southern Maine and back again for 56 years.

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.

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Commander George Henry Preble

George Henry Preble of Portland, nephew of Edward Preble who was known as the father of the U.S. Navy, temporarily lost his command during the Civil War when he was charged with failing to stop a Confederate ship from getting through the Union blockade at Mobile.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Historic Hallowell - Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company

"Sweat on the Kennebec ~ Hallowell Steam and Boom Company Hallowell Steam and Boom Company, Hallowell, ca. 1895Courtesy of Sumner A."

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Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

""Lombard Steam Log Hauler Goes Full Steam Ahead." Maine News, Weather, Sports Channel 6 NBC Portland | WCSH6.com | Portland, ME. Web. 6 Apr. 2010."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry

"… left in the granite to boilers that generated the steam power for the quarry tools. The kids even got to get their hands dirty as they excavated…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

How to prepare "Paquet de poisson a la vapeur"
by Titi de Baccarat

Making Gabonese cuisine in Portland Maine

Story

The Oakfield Inn
by Rodney Duplisea

This is a summarized article about the opening of the Oakfield Inn. It appeared in the Bangor Daily

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A first encounter with Bath and its wonderful history
by John Decker

Visiting the Maine Maritime Museum as part of a conference