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Historical Items

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Item 12763

Fish Cannery Worker Transportation Bus, Brooklin, 1948

Contributed by: Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society Date: 1948 Location: Brooklin Media: Photo transparency

Item 13775

Waldo-Hancock Bridge Repairs by Maine Department of Transportation, 1960

Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: 1960 Location: Verona; Prospect Media: Photographic print

Item 103017

Portland railroad worker Lawrence Newell, ca. 1905

Courtesy of Matthew Jude Barker, an individual partner Date: circa 1905 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

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.

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"We are growing to be somewhat cosmopolitan..." Waterville, 1911

Between 1870 and 1911, Waterville more than doubled in size, becoming a center of manufacturing, transportation, and the retail trade and offering a variety of entertainments for its residents.

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Aroostook County Railroads

Construction of the Bangor and Aroostook rail lines into northern Aroostook County in the early twentieth century opened the region to tourism and commerce from the south.

Site Pages

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… rain caused the soil to give way and the exposed workers abandoned their effort under fire from the men in the garrison."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Quarrying

"… boarding houses sprang up on the island to meet the needs of housing the workers. Eva Wheaton talks about the boarding houses in her audio."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… prosperity of these times not only brought more workers to the shipyards of Bath, but also created a bustling and diverse downtown that served as…"

My Maine Stories

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Harold's Garage, Rome Hollow, Maine
by Mimi C

Story about Harold Hawes, owner of Harold's garage and self-styled auctioneer in Rome Hollow, Maine