Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"Other nicknames included “The Little Iron Horse” and the “Cock of the North”. John R Braden competed in his first race in Presque Isle on July 4…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Mills and Homes in Stockholm

"They had 10 teams and the horses were used for various jobs. The mills in Stockholm employed most of the people in town."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Scrapbook 3: 1867-

"Part 1, to page 29 Horse racing, plans of gates, 1866 Democratic Convention, politicians   Part 2, pages 30-47 Profiles of political figures…"

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

"Transportation Before the days of automobiles, horses were the means of transportation. People treated their horses well, and most towns had one or…"

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

"Some time after Portland became electrified in the 1880s, the horse cars were converted to electrics or “trolleys.” By the early 1900s, electricity…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 2 of 2

"… there, he would always play with them and their horses. He loved to stay in that house because the bed had so many warm blankets on it."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… “Plow Day” during which five teams of draft horses plowed the fields that were originally farmed by the Loring family more than 200 years ago…"

Historic Hallowell - Timeline of Cyclone

"A horse had gotten trapped inside a compartment made by scattered debris that was barely bigger than it's stable! After " A little boy named…"

Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand

"… and were usually pulled by 8 to 10 teams of horses or oxen. Granite the from the Stinchfield and Longfellow quarries on Lithgow Hill (known today…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"… led to the production of harnesses and tack for horses. Prison Brooms to the Train Depot, Thomaston, 1915Thomaston Historical Society A broom…"

Kings Landing Historical Settlement

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"“Once there was enough ice for the horses then you would cut holes and set up the loading platform and wait for it to freeze in solid."

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

"… it takes a lot of grain to feed working teams of horses and oxen.” (Teams were not only on farms but were working in the woods logging)."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 3 of 13

"This made the digger easier for the horses to pull. Harvesting Potatoes, Presque Isle, 1940Presque Isle Historical Society The photograph on…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 5 of 5

"… real estate ad said: “Ideal location to pasture a horse, raise your children or just enjoy living in the solitude of a country home."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Andrew Smith Store

"… a pork chop for ten cents." Smith owned a team of horses, most likely to transport his products. The store ran in the period of Swan's Island…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"The horse stumbled and plunged, throwing Mr. Trask directly over its head. Mr.Trask was thrown onto the ground, landing forcefully on his neck and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"… hotel was finished, they built stables for the horses so the horses wouldn’t have to stay in the cold."

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"… Library The machine was built to be hauled by a horse team or truck. The Tiger had a team of forty people who pumped water into the hose and onto…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 2 of 3

"Mt. Zircon Reservoir The workmen and horses, hired by local contractor, James M. McGregor, cleared the “basin” for the Mt. Zircon Reservoir."

Lincoln, Maine - Cars, Model T

"… cars people would often get around by walking, by horse, or by the water. These ways allowed people to come through the town of Lincoln."

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"The team worked hard -- two choppers could cut 6-7,000 feet of logs a day. The choppers used crosscut saws and backsaws."

Lincoln, Maine - Weatherbee Hardware

"When it’s done, I get to work there. We are still working on it; we are hoping to get it done soon. He’s still working hard and we are working on…"

Historic Hallowell - Martha Ballard

"… entries record the many times she fell from her horse, sometimes seriously injuring herself in her efforts to reach a patient in distress."