Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"At noon, the Lewiston Train finally arrived, but with the three other fire departments at work it was partially controlled."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"Presque Isle Historical Society The line originally ran 10.8 miles from Presque Isle to Washburn. In 1911, an additional 11.3 miles were laid to…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"… the Forum building due to the expansion of the track for tractor pulls and other events. Presque Isle Historical Society Sources: Bangor…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Gould served in the Maine State Senate from 1921 to 1922. During the summer of 1926, locals gathered at the Perry Opera House."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"The Sandy River flows into Strong from the west, tracks easterly to a point south of where the village was settled, then sweeps around a large bend…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"The track from Dunstan to Old Orchard Beach opened the following year on 4 July 1903. The popular tourist spot was finally connected to Portland and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… station was moved to the Pine Point side of the tracks.(2) When the Pine Point station was discontinued, it was again moved to become part of the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"It is now the site of Scarborough Industrial Park. In 1929 Curtis Wright Corporation built a nearby log cabin intended as a barracks for a summer…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"The curve in the track at the end of the bridge near the new depots having been found too short the defect has been remedied by making it more…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"In 1911, the MCRR track that went through Walnut Hill Village was rerouted to here, thus avoiding an uphill grade."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"Bucksport and Bangor Bar Harbor train leaving Bangor, ca. 1900Bangor Public Library This was a short line chartered March 1, 1870 to run 18.8…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"Bridle paths were the only tracks for early mail carriers through the wilderness north of Augusta. The first mail route to Strong was established in…"

Historic Hallowell - News Article by Emily Markham

"Hallowell city's train tracks were swept away leaving no train transportation for many people and cargo."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"The siding on railroad tracks is a bit of track on the side of the road. It is used for boxcars that are waiting to be loaded."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Maine Railroads

"The rail ran from Bangor, went north to Houlton, and then to the border of Canada at New Brunswick. The rail continued north to Madawaska, running…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"When the rail line was abandoned and the tracks taken up, it removed the natural barrier surrounding the fair grounds."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"The number of votes was kept to keep track of the growing number of settlers. At the April 1816 meeting it was voted to build a school and school…"

Historic Hallowell - Hallowell Floods

"Speaking of transportation issues, Hallowell had also lost the bridge connecting Hallowell to Chelsea."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The beauty of the Penobscot and Kenduskeag Rivers, as first described by Champlain, is again seen as a vital part of the history, heritage, and…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"Many of these damages occurred along the rail line, interrupting the only rail link between Vanceboro and Bangor."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"A bicentennial reenactment of the event by Harvard scientists took place on Islesboro October 27th, 1980."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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