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Historical Items

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Item 29383

Black Point Road, Scarborough, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

Item 17999

Union Station, Bangor, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 20229

New Sweden AVR Station, ca. 1920

Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 89282

Cobb property, Woodlawn Road, Cliff Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Jennie F. Cobb Use: Gas Station

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 109105

Studio WABI TV, Bangor, 1947-1955

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1947–1955 Location: Bangor Client: WABI Architect: Eaton W. Tarbell

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Maine Streets: The Postcard View

Photographers from the Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Co. of Belfast traveled throughout the state, especially in small communities, taking images for postcards. Many of these images, taken in the first three decades of the twentieth century, capture Main Streets on the brink of modernity.

Exhibit

Taber Wagon

The Taber farm wagon was an innovative design that was popular on New England farms. It made lifting potato barrels onto a wagon easier and made more efficient use of the horse's work. These images glimpse the life work of its inventor, Silas W. Taber of Houlton, and the place of his invention in the farming community

Exhibit

Looking Out: Maine's Fire Towers

Maine, the most heavily forested state in the nation, had the first continuously operational fire lookout tower, beginning a system of fire prevention that lasted much of the twentieth century.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"The newly built station served as a passenger station and freight depot for eighteen years until Maine Central Railroad (MCRR) shut down its…"

Site Page

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"From there County Road went to the meadow onto Eastern Road, part of the Eastern Trail today, then meandered up over Scottow’s Hill and down the…"

Site Page

Historic Hallowell - Post Office and Fire Station

"Q Were many roads open? A No, many roads were blocked by fallen trees. Q Was it hard to get to mail boxes? A Yes it was there were ice and branches…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

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

Story

Norcross Deer Hunting
by Albert Fowler

How hunting has impacted my life

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