Keywords: railroad trestle
Item 18496
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad trestle bridge, Aroostook County, ca. 1990
Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1990 Media: Photographic print
Item 13320
Bangor and Aroostook Railroad trestle, Houlton - 1894
Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: 1894 Location: Houlton Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
History in Motion: The Era of the Electric Railways
Street railways, whether horse-drawn or electric, required the building of trestles and tracks. The new form of transportation aided industry, workers, vacationers, and other travelers.
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Yarmouth's "Third Falls" provided the perfect location for papermaking -- and, soon, for producing soda pulp for making paper. At the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th, Yarmouth was an international leader in soda pulp production.
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad Trestle, ca. 1910
"An Electric trolley is on the trestle. The substation buildings can be seen on the opposite side of the river."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad
"Aroostook Valley Railroad Trestle, ca. 1910Presque Isle Historical Society At one time, there was a steel span crossing the Presque Isle Stream."