Maine Memory Network

Interior view of turret of ironclad, ca. 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Media: Watercolor

Gunboat 'Wassuc,' Portland, ca. 1864

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1864 Media: Chromolithograph

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.

Blue Hill, Maine - Shipbuilding: An Important Early Industry

"… other shipyards and the new technologies of the ironclads and the steam engine. Blue Hill could not adapt to building these new boats at that time…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… sailors also saw action even aboard the famous ironclad, the U.S. Monitor. Nearly 2,700 men from Bangor served during the Civil War, 236 of whom…"