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Item 33495

Train Wreck at Tin Bridge, Bangor, 1871

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1871-08-10 Location: Bangor Media: Stereograph

Item 61016

Train wreck, Biddeford, 1894

Contributed by: An individual through Biddeford Historical Society Date: 1894-06-10 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Item 10463

Bangor and Aroostook train wreck, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Student Exhibit: Somerset Railroad

The Somerset Railroad was completed in 1872. It started out as a dream to link the Maine Coast with Canadian businesses to the north. It ran from the North Woods around Moosehead Lake down to Southern Maine and back again for 56 years.

Exhibit

Rockefeller Drive, Mt. Desert Island, ca. 1935

Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

Exhibit

Waterville City Hall during the centennial celebration, 1902

"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.

Site Pages

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Train Wreck, Hubbard Free Library, Hallowell, 1937

Historic Hallowell - Train Wreck Of 1937

"The accident did not injure anyone. There were kids working on it because there were no laws against letting the kids help with the accident."

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Dr. Philip Haigis, Scarborough, ca. 1960

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"In 1951 following a terrible accident at Scottow Hill, Dr. Haigis and several men, some of whom were fellow members of the Lions Club, raised funds…"