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Item 9430
Title: The Cruiser, Freeport, March 27, 1859
Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society
Date: 1859-03-27
Location: Freeport; South Freeport
Media: paper
Item 9431
Title: The Cruiser, Freeport, April 1859
Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society
Date: 1859-04-09
Location: Freeport; South Freeport
Media: paper
Item 9429
Title: The Cruiser, Freeport, January 1859
Contributed by: Freeport Historical Society
Date: 1859-01-20
Location: Freeport; South Freeport
Media: paper
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A Handwritten Community Newspaper
The eight issues of South Freeport's handwritten newspaper, distributed in 1859, provided "general interest and amusement" to the coastal community.
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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.