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Court case regarding damage from flowage
Maine State Archives, Text

Court case of Small vs. Campbell and others for damges due to land flooded by construction of a dam on the Narraguages River.

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Dams
Flowage
Geography: transportation, waterways, maritime, shipbuilding, fishing
Judicial proceedings
Waterways
Industry

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Court case regarding obstruction of river
Maine State Archives, Text

Court case Crocker vs. Ellis et al regarding a dam across the Machias River preventing the passage of logs.

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Dams
Environment: Fur trade, survival, industrial development, forest, conservation
Forests/Forestry
Judicial proceedings
Waterways
Lumbering

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The Dam and Woolen Mills, Old Town, ME
Fogler Special Collections, Still Image

Postcard with non-photographic view of "The Dam and Woolen Mills, Old Town, ME" from French Island on the Milford side of the river. This view is indicative of the importance of water power in the industrialization of Maine.

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Industrialization
Industry
Rivers
Textile factories
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Hydro Electric Power House Showing Leonard Lake and Dam. Ellsworth, Maine
Fogler Special Collections, Still Image

Postcard, "Hydro Electric Power House Showing Leonard Lake and Dam. Ellsworth, Maine." The location of this power plant indicates that it is generating electricity through water power. This indicates one aspect of the importance of water power to Maine's economic development.

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Ecology/Energy
Electricity
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Joseph Butterfield petition regarding fisheries on the Penobscot River
Maine State Archives, Text

Petition of Joseph Butterfield regarding weirs set in the tidewaters of the Penobscot River, which hindered the efforts of Penobscot Indians and others to catch salmon shad.

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Fisheries
Geography: transportation, waterways, maritime, shipbuilding, fishing
Salmon Shad
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Weirs
Fishing/Fisherman
Native Americans
Rivers

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Map of Penobscot River system 1759
Maine State Archives, Still Image

Map of Penobscot River system 1759, showing method of transportation, carrying places, forts, etc.

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Fort Pentagoet Site (Castine, Me.)
Geography: transportation, waterways, maritime, shipbuilding, fishing
Inland navigation
Penobscot River (ME)
Waterways

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Map of route from Fort Pownal to Quebec by river, 1764
Maine State Archives, Still Image

Map of route from Fort Pownal to Quebec by river with carrying places, and Indian place names. 1764.

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Exploration and discovery
Forts
Geography: transportation, waterways, maritime, shipbuilding, fishing
Indian Place Names
Indians -- history 18th century, European impact
Inland navigation
Rivers
Waterways

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Military order regarding the protection of the port of Portland during the War of 1812
Maine State Archives, Text

Order from Fort Preble for all ships coming in to port after 8 p.m. to lie in the road under cover of the fort until sunrise.

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34th U.S. Infantry
Conflict-Stability: control of Maine, land disputes, French-English-Indians
War of 1812
Waterways
Maritime/Waterfront
Land Disputes

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Petition for a ferry across the Penobscot River
Maine State Archives, Text

Petition for Minot and Crane to be licensed to keep a ferry across the Penobscot River and Condeskeag Stream.

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Ferries
Geography: transportation, waterways, maritime, shipbuilding, fishing
Transportation
Waterways
Rivers

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Public Notice - Fishing Rules and Regulations
Maine State Archives, Text

Rules and Regulations for local fishing in Searsmont and Montville.

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Fishes Conservation
Environment: Fur trade, survival, industrial development, forest, conservation
Fish Preservation
Geography: transportation, waterways, maritime, shipbuilding, fishing
Waterways
Ecology/Energy
Fishing/Fisherman
Rivers

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