Powering Pejepscot Paper


Pejepscot Dam, Topsham, from abutment, 1896

Pejepscot Dam, Topsham, from abutment, 1896
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Maine Historical Society

The Pejepscot Dam is seen from the abutment at the southwest corner of the paper mill in a photo taken November 7, 1896. The water elevation above the dam was 68'2" -- 4'2" on crest and the elevation of the water below the dam was 47'9" -- 1.9" on apron. The total head and fall was 20'5". The dam is on the Androscoggin River.

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