Item 23689 - Apartment house, Passamaquoddy Tidal Power project, Eastport, 1935
- Item 23689 - Apartment house, Passamaquoddy Tidal Power project, Eastport, 1935
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Image Info An apartment building, one of two to be constructed in Eastport at the Passamaquoddy Tidal Power Development.
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The project to harness tidal power to create electricity began construction in 1935 and was canceled a year later when Congress failed to appropriate additional funding.
The temporary 40-unit apartment was one of two planned to house construction workers at the site.
