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Historic Hallowell - Energy

"… Free Library Industrial Revolution - Hallowell Energy In the Mid/Late 1800’s In the mid and late 1800’s, the basic energy for factories was steam…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"Energy is now supplied by a submarine cable. Electricity made running water possible, and plumbing and heating changed in island houses."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… "a fact that should awaken an honest pride in the energy and thrift of our fishermen.” Swan’s Islanders owned three out of the ten most successful…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Village Schools

"Through the energy and persistence of its school-minded citizens, the new Strong Public School and Randall-Thomas Gymnasium was designed, built and…"

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"… raw materials meet easy transportation and ready energy, both human and otherwise. In Hallowell, a point jutting into the Kennebec River known as…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"… as did his father and grandfather before him, new energies and a keen business sense. Research and Development was still a strong asset at Oxford…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… utilize waste products and supply wood chips for energy for the plant as well as other factories. Also in that year a new 53,000 square foot modern…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4

"… marsh grass, or salt meadow grass) convert the energy of the sun into usable food for the many creatures in the marsh."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… village has been carried forward, thus far, with energy. About 18000 cubic yard of earth have been received up to the present; 9000 from the Depot…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"… was an accomplished author who put much of her energy into fighting for women’s equality. In 1910 Mary investigated a fire in a New Jersey factory…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… of the Stream and use his sawdust and waste as an energy source thus benefitting both businesses. The electric company did just that in 1891."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… system for settlers who were not about to spend energy building roads to remote areas; instead, they made their homes close to water routes."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… to replace the Mallett School with a new, energy efficient building. After meetings throughout the 2007-08 year, and input from community factions…"