Bangor Hydro Electric Co. dam, East Machias, Maine

Bangor Hydro Electric Co. dam, East Machias, Maine

Bangor Hydro Electric Co. dam, East Machias, Maine. The dam features a head of 12 feet and produces 1270 KW of power. The dam and electric station were built in 1926. In the late 1960s section of the penstock that directed the water flow from the dam to the station blew out, disabling the station. It was never repaired and became an eyesore of a dam.