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Item 26668

Telegraph Block, Thomaston, ca. 1870

Telegraph Block, Thomaston, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: Thomaston; Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 26399

Watts Block Fire, Thomaston 1915

Watts Block Fire, Thomaston 1915

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: 1915-06-06 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Item 26669

Watts Block, Thomaston, 1890

Watts Block, Thomaston, 1890

Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Hotel Coburn, ca. 1900

Student Exhibit: Historic Buildings on Madison Ave in Skowhegan

Take a tour and see some of the beautiful old buildings that used to be on Madison Avenue, Skowhegan? A few still remain, but most have been torn down.

Exhibit

Cut in Williams Quarry, Rockland, ca. 1875

Promoting Rockland Through a Stereopticon, 1875

Frank Crockett and photographer J.P. Armbrust took stereo views of Rockland's downtown, industry, and notable homes in the 1870s as a way to promote tourism to the town.

Exhibit

Reddy Kilowatt lapel pin, ca. 1955

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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Universalist Church construction contract, Bath, 1839

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… men who financed: the Bank Block, The Lincoln Block, and the Columbian Block, in addition to the Church Block."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

Bath's Historic Downtown - Ledyard Block

"The Ledyard Block has had many people living and working there. As a result of these things, the Ledyard Block is important to Bath History."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

Bath's Historic Downtown - Bath Savings Institution and Hyde Block

"He designed Hyde Block. Francis Fassett also built the Sagadohoc County Courthouse. Henry Swanton was the president of Bath Savings for many years."