Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… to the lumber industry to the Presque Isle Electric Company. Mr. Gould also served as a Maine and U.S. Senator."

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"… electrician, and involved "the application of electricity in producing sound and was adapted to whistles, sirens, and general electric signals."…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Ice Storm of 1998

"•DAY 4. Families were stuck without any electricity or food and the temperature was slowly dropping below zero during the night."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Shipyards

"… was the year the Bangor, Hampden & Winterport Electric Railway made its maiden run down the twelve mile stretch of track from Bangor to Hampden."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"The Bangor, Hampden & Winterport Electric Company trolley, Hampden, circa 1900Hampden Historical Society Easily accessible from Bangor and Brewer by…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The Tea Room

"… the house was one of the first to be hooked up to electricity because one of its boarders was on the island working on setting up the grid."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"… needed, as was additional supplies of steam and electricity, as well as an increased ability to recover chemicals."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1850-1870 - Page 3 of 4

"… day and one for evening; a bright blue, possibly ‘electric’ blue, taffeta with a combination of knife pleats, side and back double box pleats and a…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The electric company did just that in 1891. The electric company was still struggling to turn a profit and asked Gould for advice."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"Power now was in abundance such that electrical power was made available for many miles from its point of origin."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Maine Railroads

"It was an electric railroad known as the Aroostook Valley Rail Road, or AVR. It also had its own train station."

Historic Hallowell - The Cyclone of 1895

"There were telephone poles down and electric wires protruding sparks from the ripped off ends. The roof of Grover's grocery store was demolished and…"

Brick Store Museum

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Historic Hallowell - Lineman's Journal

"We had over 200 electrical crews come to help, and 11,000 Canadian troops came to help. We had faulty transmission lines so when we fixed power in…"

Historic Hallowell - The Vaughan Stream & Sawmills

"… and Heat Company, was the first supplier of an electric current to Hallowell. Stickney & Page Dam, Cascade, Hallowell, 1871 Stickney & Page…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… Society & Museum By 1902 Scarborough had electricity, and electric cars (trolleys) replaced horsecars."

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"… electricity during the ice storm? A: We did lose electricity and I think that when we woke up at five o’clock that morning the electricity was gone."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"Electric RailSeashore Trolley Museum Electric Rail In 1894 the Portland and Yarmouth Electric Railway, along what is currently Route 88 in…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 8 of 13

"… would push a button on the loader grip to run an electric motor that will hoist the barrel onto the truck body."

First Parish in Portland

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Kennebunkport Historical Society

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Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"… needed to power the building's lights due to electricity becoming available from Ellsworth. Hollis moved the steam engine through the woods to…"

Surry by the Bay - Surry Village School

"In 1931, the school got electricity and stove jackets were placed in each room, and in 1940, chemical toilets were installed."