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Historical Items

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Item 104209

Central Maine Fair flyer, Waterville, 1921

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1921 Location: Waterville Media: Ink on paper

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Item 26782

Oakland Park, Rockport, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: circa 1920 Location: Rockport Media: Postcard

Item 148226

Maine Central Railroad Bridge, Portland Street, Portland, 1887

Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-07-09 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 82575

Marselle property, N. Side Park Avenue, Central Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Micheal Marselle Style: Cottage Use: Summer Dwelling

Item 82590

Swan property, N. Side Park Avenue, Central Avenue, Peaks Island, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Gertrude P. Swan Use: Summer Dwelling

Item 38984

626-632 Congress Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Consolidated Industries, Inc. Use: Stores

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

The Trolley Parks of Maine

At the heyday of trolleys in Maine, many of the trolley companies developed recreational facilities along or at the end of trolley lines as one further way to encourage ridership. The parks often had walking paths, dance pavilions, and various other entertainments. Cutting-edge technology came together with a thirst for adventure and forever changed social dynamics in the process.

Exhibit

Rockefeller Drive, Mt. Desert Island, ca. 1935

Designing Acadia

For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.

Exhibit

After the Theatre, Riverton Park, ca. 1905

History in Motion: The Era of the Electric Railways

Street railways, whether horse-drawn or electric, required the building of trestles and tracks. The new form of transportation aided industry, workers, vacationers, and other travelers.

Site Pages

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Site Page

St. Joseph Hospital front entrance, Bangor, ca. 1955

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine EMMC Today Today, EMMC is a huge hospital, ranking as the second largest hospital in Maine…"

Site Page

Portrait of Cornelia "Fly Rod" Crosby, 1894

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"… prominent place in Strong’s history and played a central role in the town’s early development. Fly Rod Crosby left behind a legacy of conservation…"

Site Page

Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad station, Strong, ca. 1910

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"The Central Maine Railroad stopped at Farmington, so several communities north of Farmington decided to build a railroad to open the region for wood…"