This postcard shows The Narrows, an industrial site at the foot of Little Sebago Lake on Route 115 between Route 302 and the Falmouth Road. The water meant power, and for many years, mills of several kinds were in operation here starting with a sawmill built by General Moses Hunt prior to 1858 when he sold the mill and the water power to Charles Rogers and Samuel Garland. In turn, they sold the “mill privilege” to Oliver and Joseph Pope in 1860. The Popes enlarged the dam and in 1861, the dam broke. The ensuing downstream flood took out all bridges and mills in its path and changed the geography of Windham forever. Nothing was done here until 1874 when the Narrows water power privilege was bought by a lumber firm and several North Windham businessmen. They built a larger sawmill and grist mill, and, in turn, sold to a Mr. Cram and John Gerry, who built another mill at the site. The mills burned in the early 1920s. As one drives across this little bridge today, it’s difficult to imagine it as a bustling industrial site. Photo courtesy of Windham Historical Society