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Historical Items

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Item 59555

Wire suspension bridge, viewed in an easterly direction, Strong, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Strong Media: Photographic print

Item 59556

Suspension bridge, Strong, ca. 1910

Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Strong Media: Postcard

Item 27559

Wire bridge, New Portland, ca. 1960

Contributed by: New Portland Historical Society Date: circa 1960 Location: New Portland Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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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

A Town Is Born: South Bristol, 1915

After being part of the town of Bristol for nearly 150 years, residents of South Bristol determined that their interests would be better served by becoming a separate town and they broke away from the large community of Bristol.

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Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

Site Pages

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Site Page

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"Wire Bridge: Wire BridgeNew Portland Historical Society The wire bridge is located in the West Village on the Wire Bridge Road, in a quiet…"

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"The Wire Bridge is a physical landmark, but the real appeal of this town is the people, past and present, that define the spirit of this rural Maine…"

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village

"There are four bridges in the West Village, the Wire Bridge, the Grist Mill Bridge, Gould Hill Bridge and the Tannery Bridge."

My Maine Stories

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Story

I have thought about Vietnam almost every day for 48 years
by Ted Heselton

Working as a heavy equipment operator in Vietnam

Story

Vietnam Memoirs
by David Chessey

MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND MY OBSERVATION OF NATIONWIDE OPINIONS CONCERNING THE “VIET NAM" WAR