Contributed by Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum
Description
Houlton's Trotting Park was built in 1914. The track was a half-mile long.
The judges' stand is on the right. An area in front of the grandstand was made for the Houlton Town Band to play between the races.
In the late 1950s, a boxing ring was be set up in the grandstand for nights of boxing matches. The grandstand burned in 1958.
About This Item
- Title: Houlton Trotting Park, 1929
- Creation Date: 1929
- Subject Date: 1929
- Location: Houlton Community Park, Houlton, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Postcard
- Dimensions: 9.7 cm x 15.3 cm
- Object Type: Image
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Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum1678 U.S. Route 1, Littleton, ME 04730
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