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Description
In 1911, the railroad track relocation project by Maine Central Railroad was manned by both local workers and by men from Portland known as “the Italians.” This photo shows work crews constructing a temporary trestle that would eventually become the overpass on Route 9 (Memorial Highway).
About This Item
- Title: Building the Maine Central Railroad overpass, North Yarmouth, 1911
- Creation Date: 1911
- Subject Date: 1911
- Location: North Yarmouth, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 5.3 cm x 8.1 cm
- Local Code: img710.jpg
- Collection: Ginger Sawyer Collins collection (in process)
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Trestles--Maine--North Yarmouth
- Railroad construction & maintenance--Maine--North Yarmouth
- Maine Central Railroad Company--Employees
- Railroad construction workers
- Italian Americans--Maine
- Railroad employees--Maine
- Bridges--Maine--North Yarmouth
- Railroad bridges--Maine--North Yarmouth
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North Yarmouth Historical Society10 Village Square Road , North Yarmouth, ME 04097
(207) 772-1568
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