Keywords: Coal docks
Item 27760
Coal docks, Factory Island, Biddeford, ca. 1912
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1912 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
Item 27768
Coal schooners, Biddeford docks, 1912
Contributed by: McArthur Public Library Date: 1912 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print
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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.
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From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album
William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846
"Paine did an extensive business in the lumber trade between here and Liverpool and other foreign ports, his ships returning with salt, coal, dry…"
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"… was not possible due to the lack of suitable docking space. All Lubec freight and passengers had to be transported across the bay to Eastport to…"
