Maine Memory Network

Bangor, Hampden and Winterport trolley, Hampden, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Hampden Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Hampden Media: Photographic print

Merrymeeting Park trolley stop, Brunswick, ca. 1902

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: circa 1902 Location: Brunswick Media: Photographic print

Cape Cottage Park, Cape Elizabeth, ca. 1925

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1924–1926 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: Cape Cottage Park Company Architect: John Calvin Stevens and John Howard Stevens Architects

David A. Calhoun house, Cape Elizabeth, 1904

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1904 Location: Cape Elizabeth Client: David A. Calhoun Architect: John Calvin Stevens

The Trolley Parks of Maine

At the heyday of trolleys in Maine, many of the trolley companies developed recreational facilities along or at the end of trolley lines as one further way to encourage ridership. The parks often had walking paths, dance pavilions, and various other entertainments. Cutting-edge technology came together with a thirst for adventure and forever changed social dynamics in the process.

Trolley Travel

Trolleys were the cleanest and most efficient means of mass transit Maine has ever known.

Seashore Trolley Museum

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"The trolley was later owned and operated by the Bangor Railway and Electric Company. The Bangor, Hampden & Winterport Electric Company trolley…"

Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

The background story and research behind a commissioned painting of Monument Square.

Peace in Maine
by Rebekah Tower

My story is about my family vacations to Maine when I was growing up.