Maine Memory Network

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…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Grant-Wilson political rally, Augusta Depot, 1872

"Grant-Wilson political rally, Augusta Depot, 1872 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Bands and…"

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…"

Pittsfield Historical Society

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

"We know little about the Depot buildings, other than that the passenger depot will be some 150 feet and the freight 125 feet in length, but they will…"

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…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"The depot in Strong was located on the street that we call Norton Hill today. In winter, trains were warm and were lit with kerosene lanterns."

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."

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

"… crossed the Sandy River in 1870 to the train depot on Front St. By 1879, this standard gauge railroad connected with the Sandy River Narrow Gauge…"

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…"

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."

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."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"At the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth Railway depot on Commercial Street, there was a “dense mass of human beings, so much so that it was next to…"

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."

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…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… drive over rough roads to get from the train depot in Ellsworth to Blue Hill. A rusticator could travel from Ellsworth to New York by overnight…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"Train Depot, Guilford , ca. 1896Guilford Historical Society On December 14, 1869, the railroad had just reached Dover-Foxcroft."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"… the First Parish Meetinghouse, was a stagecoach depot and popular watering place for the likes of critic John Neal and artist Charles Codman."

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

"A depot and store were established at the tracks near the Route 9 train intersection, but because of its isolated location, both shut down after…"

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…"

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…"

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…"