Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Interviews - Page 2 of 2

"… of trees in our yard that we couldn’t get our cars out of our garage because the trees had fallen across the garage."

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"… long reign, Bass Park has seen it all: horse and car racing on its half-mile track, polo, baseball, circuses, soccer, carnivals, tractor pulls…"

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

"… in livestock, and a few years later a used car dealer. A post office was an important addition to the town. The earliest date found was 1830."

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"… at Church and Main, and appears to be a float and car posed for the parade Centennial Celebration float, Lubec, 1911 Lubec Historical Society…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"Whether travelling by foot, bike, boat or car to a function or a solitary beach, the gift of being on the island in the summer is as precious as the…"

Blue Hill, Maine - The Musical Culture of Blue Hill

"… the operetta on board the yacht Shawna with car headlights from shore providing the lighting and student musicians providing music from a nearby…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… offering painting, welding and body work on cars. Central Maine Radio Services & Sales was established."

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"… city with its vast fleet of vessels, steamers and cars, everything that my eyes beheld was a continual panorama of a new life.” When he left he had…"

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"… impact the town of Lincoln? Many people got cars from Francis Stanislaus in town when he owned Casino Motors."

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

"The engine was usually a gasoline car engine. A belt ran from the engine pulley to a hauling winch; and as long as the engine was running, the winch…"

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

"… By 1902 Scarborough had electricity, and electric cars (trolleys) replaced horsecars. There was great excitement that July when the rails of the…"

Skowhegan History House

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… by horse for many more years, but as prices for cars became more reasonable, livery stables became obsolete."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… shipyards in South Portland, Bath and Connecticut. One or two cars drove around the village tooting their horns. That was about it. Next Page"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"It was now possible for islanders to take a car to the mainland, run errands, and return on the same day."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"… permitting the loading of as many as 22 cars at one time. The Continental Paper Bag Company, with 190 machines, had the production capacity of 17…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls

"5 car loads of the town bridge are here and we expect to have it put up at once. Yours Very Truly, Waldo Pettengill Agent"

Westport Island History Committee

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Music in Maine - Music Makers

"… automobile tycoon Henry Ford sent a pullman train car to Norway, Maine to bring Dunham and his wife, Emma Richardson, to Dearborn, Michigan to play…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"However she observed the ceremony from a car. Mrs. Roosevelt died less than three months later on November 7."

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"Also a family of 10 was trapped on top of their car by the flood waters. A human chain of rescuers were able to save 9 of them but an 8 year old girl…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… school down to and across the brook; the little cars ran by gravity. The purpose of this railroad escapes reason – perhaps it was just for fun."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"They took the cars immediately after for a bridal tour – as, of course they must go the whole figure if it was cold weather – they returned in ten…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… School Shop class for transport to the railroad car. Cutting tree, Presque Isle, October, 1959Presque Isle Historical Society Snow adds to…"