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Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan Then and Now

"…   Our movie on Skowhegan Then and Now Bicycle ClubSkowhegan History House This movie was part of our heritage studies."

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Owls Head Transportation Museum

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Historic Clothing Collection - 1890-1900 - Page 3 of 3

"… activities such as lawn tennis, ball games, and bicycling contributed to demand for, and development of, appropriate, comfortable work and sporting…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Founding of Acadia National Park

"… mostly within the park, were open to walkers, bicycles, skiers and, of course, carriages -- but no motor vehicles."

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 2 of 3

"My father was a teenager before he could afford a bicycle. It was the easiest way to get around other than walking."

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"He ran a bicycle shop – selling and repairing “wheels”. He sold Florida Boilers, a business that grew rapidly."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… islanders could afford to do more than walk, bicycle, or use livestock for transportation. Cars became more common after the war, increasing the…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"I remembered getting my first bicycle. At that time you were told to work and that is what you were supposed to do."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… way to cross the Kennebec River by car, foot, or bicycle. In over 200 years at this intersection, time has never stood still, and it will be that…"

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

"Our travel by car, bicycle and foot today is effortless compared to the challenging journeys that European settlers took through ancient North…"

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"… alike got where they needed to go by foot, bicycle or horse. Livery stables were very busy places in those times, frequently called upon by summer…"