Category: Science & Technology, Engineering, Dams
Item 7895
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: T3 R11 WELS Media: Photoprint
Item 8977
North Channel Dam, Skowhegan, ca. 1902
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: 1902 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
In 1893, F.C. Whitehouse of Topsham, who owned paper mills in Topsham and Lisbon Falls, began construction of a third mill on the eastern banks of the Androscoggin River five miles north of Topsham. First, he had to build a dam to harness the river's power.
