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Historical Items

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Item 17849

Rail batter repair, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Media: Photographic print

Item 14514

Track repair, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Media: Photographic print

Item 82029

Otis Mill Machine Shop, Jay, ca. 1940

Contributed by: Maine's Paper & Heritage Museum Date: circa 1940 Location: Jay Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 86337

31 Custom House wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Proprietors of Custom House Wharf Use: Welding Shop

Item 41769

49-51 Cross Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Estate of Henry R. Stickney Use: Garage & Machine Shop

Online Exhibits

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South Portland's Wartime Shipbuilding

Two shipyards in South Portland, built quickly in 1941 to construct cargo ships for the British and Americans, produced nearly 270 ships in two and a half years. Many of those vessels bore the names of notable Mainers.

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Summer Folk: The Postcard View

Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."

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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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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 4 of 5

"… just “above the hill” going towards Carthage and Weld. Joseph Mitchell and his wife “Aunt Hannah” Dillingham settled on the farm through which this…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"Boston, MA: Stanhope Press, 1907. Ware, Moses Weld. Beacon Light in the History of Prouts Neck. Prouts Neck, ME: Prouts Neck Association, n.d."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"… progress through different production stations (welding, wood, machine, and paint shops) and exit on the other side of the building a finished fire…"