Item 46330 - Laying pipe, Sebago Lake, ca. 1923
- Item 46330 - Laying pipe, Sebago Lake, ca. 1923
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Image Info Workers lay water pipe using a block and tackle over a trench near Sebago Lake.
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Beginning in 1923 the Portland Water District constructed new, larger pipes from Sebago Lake to Portland to accommodate the greater demand. The plan provided for an 80-foot deep tunnel for the new pipes.
Portland began using Sebago Lake as its water supply in 1869.
