Maine Memory Network

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…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"Train Ferry Hercules, Bath, ca. 1908Patten Free Library Before the current railroad station, in 1871, MCRR built a station at almost the same…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Typical of this era, a railroad and hotel built in 1816 named the Commercial Hotel were present on the northwest corner of the intersection."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… begun to take shape as the Portland and Kennebec Railroad reached Bath in 1849, intersecting the downtown at Centre and Washington Streets and…"

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

"… was the President of The Portland and Kennebec Railroad. John Patten had the idea and was also was the main builder for this project of making the…"

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

"… connection of the rails of the Biddeford & Saco Railroad Company to those of the Portland Railroad Company.(2) Scarborough would have trolley…"

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

"The railroad company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Eastern Railroad, was the first link between Portland and Boston and points south."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"… in the schools is automated and overseen by the facilities director for the school department. Luckily, students are no longer required to play a…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Student Exhibits

"… and Grant Building The Patten Free Library The Railroad Station Sagadahoc Block and Sagadahock House The Sagadahoc County Courthouse 94 Front…"

Seashore Trolley Museum

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 2 of 3

"… by the GAR in establishing and improving veterans facilities. The organization spent much of its time soliciting funds for monuments and memorials…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"Visitors to the museum can still ride the railroad along the Sandy River, albeit only for a limited distance."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"Railroad service was also extended by Hugh J. Chisholm to Rumford, thus supplying a way for the much needed construction materials and manufacturing…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"When the route of the narrow gauge railroad through Freeman was established several miles from the mill, it was apparent that he could not benefit…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"… York, where she advocated for the Narrow Gauge Railroad as a means of accessing bountiful fishing and hunting grounds in the Western Maine…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… agent in Scarborough for the Boston & Maine Railroad, who had two amazing hobbies. Who hasn't heard of Winslow Homer? In his late 40s, he moved to…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"Before roads, railroad bridges and tide gates, ocean water overflowed the marsh at high tide. Boats were able to sail up the Scarborough River and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… July when the rails of the Biddeford and Saco Railroad Company were finally connected to those of the Portland Railroad Company, connecting South…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad station, Strong, ca. 1910 Today one can still hitch ride on the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad at…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… steel Rumford Falls Bridge, the Rangeley Lakes Railroad bridge, and the Ridlonville bridge were washed away."

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

"… slightly north of the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth Railroad tracks and the western edge bordered the marsh."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"In 1842 the Eastern Railroad built a line connecting Boston and Portland, passing through Scarborough; and in 1853 the Grand Trunk Railroad was…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… Andrew Carnegie Foundation, the Aroostook Valley Railroad (an electric railroad that connected residents to nearby towns), the Northern Maine…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… the story of the Buckfield and Rumford Falls Railroad, or all those stagecoach lines that used to run hither and thither? What was it really like…"