Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"It knocked out over 185,000 people’s power in Maine. Tree limbs had knocked onto peoples houses and roads,damaging about everything."

Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"The turbine turned gears, wheels, and belts that powered the mill machinery. Whiting was made from finely powdered chalk."

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

"This picture shows how two persons can load barrels with a battery powered hoist, one man to operate the hoist and another to place the barrels."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Today

"… venture, the firm currently produces solar-powered generators designed for, among other things, disaster relief, a project based on experience and…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Works Cited Page

"Crowell, Alan. “CMP struggles to restore power.” Kennebec Journal, 8 Jan. 1998, sec. pg: 1. Dawson, Judy. Personal interview. n.d. Edwards, Keith."

Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand

"Transportation too a lot of people power and a lot of animal power. The 2 1/2 mile route along Outer Winthrop Street contained wetland and a steep…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 3 of 13

"… diggers had a gasoline engine mounted on it to power the mechanical parts. This made the digger easier for the horses to pull."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 4 of 4

"… the spray – a sight to behold! – unbelievable the power of the water, the great river crashing to granite rock, white water exploding from granite…"

Skowhegan Community History - Farming in the Skowhegan Area

"The first means of power for a farm was ox power and that was very hard and it was slow. Later, horses were used to cultivate the soil and work the…"

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

"… saw mill and he later invented the first steam-powered log hauler at Waterville Iron Works in 1901. This log hauler featured a continuous track."

Surry by the Bay - Sawmills of Cunningham Ridge

"It was a small steam powered mill with a round rotary saw. The carriage, which moved the lumber along the saw, was short and referred to by locals as…"

Historic Hallowell - Early Industry and Bombahook

"The stream provided power for several mills including a sandpaper factory and wire mill that harnessed the power of water and gravity so critical to…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"… settlers drinking water, a good source of food, power for mills, and ease of transportation and shipping."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"He realized that unless he could own and control the riparian rights above and around the Falls, his plans for dams, canal, mills, a power company…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 2 of 6

"… officials, imperial authorities, Indigenous powers, and the colonial public, and to be cobbled together from grants, patents, and deeds of varied…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 1 of 6

"… collections document a series of dreams—dreams of power, profit, and advancement, of imperial glory and patriotic achievement, of flourishing…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - A Short History of Mount Desert Island

"… of accomplished and sometimes wealthy newcomers, have all exerted powerful influences on the history of Mount Desert Island. Beginnings"

Historic Hallowell - Day 3 - Page 1 of 2

"Repairing power lines, fixing the poles, and toughing out the cold. They worked their hardest without a break."

Historic Hallowell - Post Office and Fire Station

"Q How long was the power out? A 13 days. Q Were many roads open? A No, many roads were blocked by fallen trees."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm In Hallowell

"Enduring blistering winds and never-ending power outages. See what I mean? Tree branches are snapping, and ice is overlapping."

Skowhegan Community History - The Skowhegan Island

"Central Maine Power X X men working on the damSkowhegan History House The swinging bridge was originally built for a local farmer to…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - "Good the more communicated, the more abundant grows" : The Thursday Club

"… for the acquisition of knowledge, the training of power; and the working of a spirit of human solidarity, a comprehension of the continuity of…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First electric railroad car in Bangor, 1889

"… had – had a ride in a car propeled by no visible power." His description and the illustration are on page 28 of a scrapbook he wrote in 1888-1889."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs

"… of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Power of Potential View the Maine Women's Business Convention Slideshow Delegates from the…"