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Historical Items

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Item 15172

1904 Curved Dash Olds

Contributed by: Seal Cove Auto Museum Date: 1904 Location: Seal Cove Media: Metal and Wood

Item 25132

Old Orchard, ca. 1922

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: circa 1922 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Postcard

Item 25131

Portland Road, Old Orchard, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Postcard

Tax Records

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Item 97943

218-226 St. Johns Street (rear), Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: The Portland and Ogdensburg RR Use: Inspector's Building

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Auto Racing in Maine: 1911

The novelty of organized auto racing came to Maine in 1911 with a hill-climbing event in Poland and speed racing at Old Orchard Beach. Drivers and cars came from all over New England for these events.

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Harry Lyon: An Old Sea Dog Takes to the Air

Through a chance meeting, Harry Lyon of Paris Hill became the navigator on the 1928 flight of the Southern Cross, the first trans-Pacific flight. His skill as a navigator, despite his lack of experience, was a key factor on the flight's success.

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We Saw Lindbergh!

Following his historic flight across the Atlantic in May 1927, aviator Charles Lindbergh commenced a tour across America, greeted by cheering crowds at every stop. He was a day late for his speaking engagement in Portland, due to foggy conditions. Elise Fellows White wrote in her diary about seeing Lindbergh and his plane.

Site Pages

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Then, to accommodate the large number of cars heading down-east via the Carlton Bridge, a new route for U.S."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 3 of 3

"Another old car that’s not in business today is the Citroen. The Citroen was the first foreign made car to be sold in Aroostook County."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"In that same year, ferries began carrying train cars across the Kennebec River to the Knox and Lincoln railroad line that ran from Woolwich to…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

"Mama sings 'get your hands up'": Maria's Diary June 2020
by Maria

Maria, 7 years old, records impressions of staying with her grandparents in Somesville in June 2020.

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Monument Square 1967
by C. Michael Lewis

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

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Apple Time - a visit to the ancestral farm
by Randy Randall

Memories from childhood of visiting the family homestead in Limington during apple picking time.