Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… the transportation would transition to buses and cars. The Rockland, Blue Hill, Ellsworth Steamboat Company, which later became part of the Eastern…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… at the top of the hill and transported on cable cars down a track to a massive stone wharf where it was loaded on ships with a derrick."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"… back in time on the beautiful covered bridge by car or driving ATV. Winter or Summer you can always enjoy the view."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… for watching the ball game, while hundreds of cars would also park in the outfield. It seems every town had its own team made up of local athletes…"

Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury

"… around town, because he wouldn’t even know what a car is. If I had to live in the time Aaron Woodbury lived in, I would have to invent all the…"

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… liquor, and load it onto Old Packard touring cars. Cruising down the Neck minus their headlights, the drivers would secure their cargo, and slip…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"Before car use became common, two people on opposite ends of the island could go years without seeing each other. Model T. Ford by E.R."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… acts as the 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…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… enlarged; a furniture business expanded, a new car wash was constructed and the 16 units demolished in the flood were replaced with 24 new…"

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"Unfortunately, on the way home, Jack was in a car accident. It was not bad, his vehicle was well-built, but it did send him to the hospital."

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Longfellow Era: 1807-1901

"… in our town is the constant stir up by the horse cars. For the past months we have had the full benefit of the tearing down of brick and plastering…"

Mercy Hospital - Mercy & the Community

"… nights sleeping on the hospital floor or in her car. The family accrued over $250,000 in debt to pay for his care."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"… for the Regiment to get through it to the cars.” Luther himself remembered the journey from Maine and down into New York in a letter to his father…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… for tuberculosis patients, a public hospital, car dealerships, and the development of Main Street as we know it today."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The engines and passenger cars were sold to collectors and the track lanes are now snowmobile trails."

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…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Then, to accommodate the large number of cars heading down-east via the Carlton Bridge, a new route for U.S."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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