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Keywords: Oakland Park
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Item 68672
Title: Camp at Messalonskee Lake, Oakland, ca. 1935
Contributed by: Boston Public Library
Date: circa 1935
Location: Oakland
Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 72945
Title: Edna St. Vincent Millay and Friends at Oakland Park
Contributed by: Camden Public Library
Date: 1912
Location: Rockport
Media: Paper
Item 26782
Title: Oakland Park, Rockport, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum
Date: circa 1920
Location: Rockport
Media: Postcard
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At the heyday of trolleys in Maine, many of the trolley companies developed recreational facilities along or at the end of trolley lines as one further way to encourage ridership. The parks often had walking paths, dance pavilions, and various other entertainments. Cutting-edge technology came together with a thirst for adventure and forever changed social dynamics in the process.