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Historical Items

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Item 10118

Fort Kent footbridge, ca. 1930

Contributed by: Fort Kent Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Fort Kent; Clair Media: Photographic print

Item 29363

Footbridge from Spring's Island to the mainland of Biddeford, ca. 1915

Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: circa 1915 Location: Saco; Biddeford Media: Glass Negative

Item 10650

Two-Penny Footbridge, Waterville, 1979

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1979-10-11 Location: Waterville Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

The Swinging Bridge: Walking Across the Androscoggin

Built in 1892 to entice workers at the Cabot Manufacturing Corporation in Brunswick to move to newly built housing in Topsham, the Androscoggin Pedestrian "Swinging" Bridge or Le Petit Pont quickly became important to many people traveling between the two communities.

Exhibit

Eye in the Sky

In 1921, Guy Gannett purchased two competing Portland newspapers, merging them under the Portland Press Herald title. He followed in 1925 with the purchase the Portland Evening Express, which allowed him to combine two passions: photography and aviation.

Exhibit

Putting Men to Work, Saving Trees

While many Mainers were averse to accepting federal relief money during the Great Depression of the 1930s, young men eagerly joined the Civilian Conservation Corps, one of President Franklin Roosevelt's most popular programs. The Maine Forest Service supervised the work of many of the camps.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"The temporary footbridge and new abutments had been swept away, only to have the crew work harder and persevere until completion in 1954."

Site Page

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… a climb up a steep set of steps, a walk across a footbridge over a ravine and then on through the main entrance."

My Maine Stories

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Story

Peace in Maine
by Rebekah Tower

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