Keywords: Canadian Pacific
Item 6010
Canadian Pacific Railroad at Onawa, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Onawa Media: Photographic print
Item 11102
Canadian Pacific station, Greenville Junction, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Moosehead Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Greenville Media: Photographic print
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.
Exhibit
Biddeford, Saco and the Textile Industry
The largest textile factory in the country reached seven stories up on the banks of the Saco River in 1825, ushering in more than a century of making cloth in Biddeford and Saco. Along with the industry came larger populations and commercial, retail, social, and cultural growth.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Canadian and Pacific Railroad
"… Brunswick Railway (later known as the Canadian & Pacific). The railroad agreed to bring a spur to Presque Isle providing the citizens paid for the…"
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad
"The Canadian Pacific discontinued use of electricity and switched to diesel. This substation on Munson Hill, pictured in1909, was 5 miles north of…"
Story
An enjoyable conference, Portland 2021
by John C. Decker, Danville, Pennsylvania
Some snippets from a 4-day conference by transportation historians in Portland, September 7-11, 2021
