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Historical Items

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Item 67525

Poplar, Forest Paper Co., Yarmouth, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Yarmouth Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Location: Yarmouth Media: Photographic print

Item 13320

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad trestle, Houlton - 1894

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1894 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print

Item 35505

Bangor and Aroostook Railroad trestle, Sheridan, ca. 1902

Contributed by: D'Anne Baillargeon through Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library Date: circa 1902 Location: Ashland Media: Glass Negative

Tax Records

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Item 37438

Assessor's Record, 550-566 Commercial Street (rear), Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Terminal Co. Use: Trestles & Towers

Item 86840

Assessor's Record, Trestle, Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Pocahontas Fuel Company Incorporated Use: Trestle

Item 86886

Assessor's Record, Trestle, Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Randall E McAllister Use: Trestle

Online Exhibits

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History in Motion: The Era of the Electric Railways

Street railways, whether horse-drawn or electric, required the building of trestles and tracks. The new form of transportation aided industry, workers, vacationers, and other travelers.

Exhibit

Yarmouth: Leader in Soda Pulp

Yarmouth's "Third Falls" provided the perfect location for papermaking -- and, soon, for producing soda pulp for making paper. At the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th, Yarmouth was an international leader in soda pulp production.

Exhibit

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.

Site Pages

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad Trestle, ca. 1910

"An Electric trolley is on the trestle. The substation buildings can be seen on the opposite side of the river."

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Lincoln, Maine - Pulp Mill, Penobscot River, 1902 - Page 1 of 2

"The trestle at right is still used by the railway today. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

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Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 2 of 3

"… the water reflecting the calm before tide reversal. The left photo near high tide reveals the water just below the bottom of the trestle's deck."