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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"Click for Railroad Photos The new railroad had an immediate and profound impact. Mills built along the railroad made Strong the logging community it…"

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Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… station served as a passenger station and freight depot for eighteen years until Maine Central Railroad (MCRR) shut down its passenger service in…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Train Depot, Presque Isle, ca. 1955

"Train Depot, Presque Isle, ca. 1955 Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society Description The north bound Bangor and Aroostook diesel…"

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

"… European and North American Railroad Western Depot, Bangor, 1904Bangor Public Library The European and North American Company was chartered by the…"

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

"… making it again, that the Androscoggin Railroad depots in this village are as neat, pretty and convenient structures as can be found in the State…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"By 1879, this standard gauge railroad connected with the Sandy River Narrow Gauge Company rail system."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield

"Its depot was at Buckfield Village, the business center for the area. The train was a very popular part of the town."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… of the railroad: Canadian Pacific Railroad depot, Presque IslePresque Isle Historical Society The advent of the railroad, even with its…"

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Aroostook Valley Railroad depot, Presque Isle, 1910Presque Isle Historical Society Although its primary purpose was to transport freight and goods…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"Railroad Depot, Thomaston, Maine c 1871Thomaston Historical Society Other industries throughout the years have included upholstery and the…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"Railroad Depot, Thomaston, 1871Thomaston Historical Society In 1871 Edward O’Brien established a shoe factory in the Carr O’Brien Block at the Upper…"

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Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"The railroad was used for both passenger and freight trains. Before it was built the railroad lines were either woods, towns, or fields."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… and in 1892 was located near the Pine Point Depot. Leavitt Brothers supplied Burnham & Morrill and the Soldiers’ Home in Togus."

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"… Church was built in 1848 on a knoll overlooking Depot Street and Main Street. The church was dedicated in 1849."

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

"… here was located North Yarmouth's first railroad depot . The East North Yarmouth Post office was established here in 1851 and Dunn's Store sold…"

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"When railroad lines were established, in later years, villages grew where train depots were located."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"With the addition of a new dormitory on Main and Depot Streets, the old Fraternity building would no longer be needed (1962) and was demolished by a…"