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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Image Info The Gulf Island Hydro Station, on the Androscoggin River 4 ½ miles upstream from Lewiston and Auburn, was built during 1926.
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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.
