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Sandy River railroad trestle, Strong, ca. 1890

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1890 Location: Strong Media: Photographic print

Railroad trestle, New Hampshire, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1880 Media: Lantern slide

Assessor's Record, Trestle, Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Randall E McAllister Use: Trestle

Assessor's Record, Trestle, Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Pocahontas Fuel Company Incorporated Use: Trestle

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.

Yarmouth: Leader in Soda Pulp

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.

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."

Lincoln, Maine - Pulp Mill, Penobscot River, 1902 - Page 1 of 2

"The trestle at right is still used by the railway today. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."