Keywords: Monson railroad station
Item 80857
Loading Flat Beds on the Monson Train, ca. 1935
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1935 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print
Item 80853
Monson Narrow Gauge Engine Number 3, ca. 1915
Contributed by: Monson Historical Society Date: circa 1915 Location: Monson Media: Photographic print
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A Convenient Soldier: The Black Guards of Maine
The Black Guards were African American Army soldiers, members of the segregated Second Battalion of the 366th Infantry sent to guard the railways of Maine during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. The purpose of the Black Guards' deployment to Maine was to prevent terrorist attacks along the railways, and to keep Maine citizens safe during the war.
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