Item 74737 - Gulf Island Dam and hydro station construction, ca. 1926

Item 74737 - Gulf Island Dam and hydro station construction, ca. 1926
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Item 74737
Gulf Island Dam and hydro station construction, ca. 1926
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The Gulf Island Hydro Station, on the Androscoggin River 4 ½ miles upstream from Lewiston and Auburn, was built during 1926.

At its completion in 1927 it was the largest hydroelectric project in Maine, and accounted for more than half of Central Maine Power’s hydroelectric generating capacity.

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