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    Meddybemps Village, Maine, 1881 and Contemporary views.

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    Stores, houses and businesses join J.G. Tarbell's Grist and Sawmill and Blacksmith Shop on the the Dennys River, in this view of the village of Meddybemps, Maine from the Colby Atlas of 1881. The Canal, seen on this map as a dark line, bypassed the dams and allowed alewives and salmon to travel upstream into Meddybemps Lake. Located on the original site of the Baptist Church, the Novelty Mill used mostly birch to make small kitchen items. The foundation is still in evidence directly behind the church. The canal was originally dug to supply power to the novelty mill. During the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, Allen Gillespie and others used a structure to harvest Alewives through the months of May and June. Most of them went to the Puss and Boots cat food factory in Lubec.

    Atlas of Washington County, Maine, published by Colby Co., 1881

    Meddybemps postcard views, c. 1900

    Map of Meddybemps Village, 1881; Stores, houses and businesses join J.G. Tarbell's Grist and Sawmill and Blacksmith Shop on the the Dennys River, in this view of the village of Meddybemps, Maine from the Colby Atlas of 1881. The canal bypassing the dam, visible as a dark line, was the alewife harvesting area, a novelty mill, and fish ladder leading to Meddybemps Lake.
    Tarbell Mill Site, Meddybemps, Maine; The Tarbell's grist and sawmill once stood on the dam above the modern day bridge over the Dennys River. Dam site on the Dennys River in Meddybemps, Maine; Location of the dam which operated Tarbell's' Mills and later Harry Smiths electrical power plant, on the Dennys River in Meddybemps, Maine. Meddybemps Power Plant; Location of Harry Smith's electrical power plant on the Dennys River dam in Meddybemps, removed in 2021. Site of the Novelty Mill on the Dennys River in Meddybemps, Maine; Located on the original site of the Baptist Church, the Novelty Mill used mostly birch to make small kitchen items. The foundation is still in evidence directly behind the church. The canal was dug to supply power to the novelty mill. Canal Outlet to Meddybemps Lake. Alewife Harvest Area on the Canal in Meddybemps, Maine; During the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, Allen Gillespie and others used a structure to harvest Alewives through the months of May and June. Most of them went to the Puss and Boots cat food factory in Lubec.