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Keywords: Trolley lines
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Item 6022
Title: Horse-drawn trolley, Portland, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1890
Location: Portland
Media: Photograph
Item 6021
Title: Portland Railroad company car
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1902
Location: Portland
Media: Photograph
Item 29157
Title: Trolley in Dock Square, Kennebunkport, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Kennebunkport Historical Society
Date: circa 1910
Location: Kennebunkport
Media: photograph
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Trolleys were the cleanest and most efficient means of mass transit Maine has ever known.
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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.