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Yarmouth Water District (YWD) is a water company which serves Yarmouth, Maine, United States. It was established in 1887 as Pumgustuk Water Company ( pumgustuk is Native American for head of tide or falls at mouth of river ). [1]
The Fourth Falls, also known as Upper Falls or Gooch's Falls, are the fourth of four waterfalls in Yarmouth, Maine, United States. They are located on the Royal River, approximately 0.4 miles (0.64 km) upstream of the Third Falls. The river appealed to settlers because its 45-foot rise in close proximity to navigable water each provided ...
Yarmouth's marina in 2022, looking south. Also known as Falls Village or The Falls, Lower Falls (named for the nearby First Falls) was the location of several mills from the 17th century onward, while—on the southern side of today's East Main Street Bridge—was Yarmouth's harbor, where many hundreds of ships were built and launched in the century between 1790 and 1890.
Traces of human occupation in the Yarmouth area date to about 2,000 BC. During the years prior to the arrival of the Europeans, many Native American cultures existed in the area, [3] largely because of the natural features of the coastal land. Rivers provided several resources, including food, fertile soil, power for the mills and the ...
FIPS code. 23-87845. GNIS feature ID. 0582831. Website. yarmouth.me.us. Yarmouth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, twelve miles north of the state's largest city, Portland. When originally settled in 1636, as North Yarmouth, it was part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and remained part of its subsequent incarnations for 213 ...
Eartha. Eartha is the world's largest rotating and revolving globe, located within the former headquarters of the DeLorme mapping corporation in Yarmouth, Maine. [1] Garmin purchased the company and the building in 2016. [2] The globe weighs approximately 5,600 pounds (2,500 kg), and has a diameter of over 41 feet (12.5 m).
1979 (45 years ago) (1979) The East End Treatment Plant is a water-treatment facility located in Portland, Maine, United States. At an average daily output of almost 20 million gallons, it is the largest treatment facility in the state. [1] In operation since 1979, [2][3][4] and run by Portland Water District, [5] the plant sits at the opposite ...
15000415 [1] Added to NRHP. July 14, 2015. The Lewiston Mills and Water Power System Historic District encompasses the major 19th-century mill complexes and associated water power systems in Lewiston, Maine. Developed beginning in 1850, Lewiston's canals and mills were the largest textile mill complex in the state, and one of the best-preserved ...