Keywords: Dunn's Corner
Item 34036
Bridge over the Royal River, North Yarmouth, ca. 1952
Contributed by: North Yarmouth Historical Society Date: circa 1952 Location: North Yarmouth Media: Photographic print
Item 9456
David Dunn, Mechanic Falls, ca. 1890
Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: circa 1890 Location: Mechanic Falls Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Black soldiers served in Maine during World War II, assigned in small numbers throughout the state to guard Grand Trunk rail lines from a possible German attack. The soldiers, who lived in railroad cars near their posts often interacted with local residents.
Exhibit
A Convenient Soldier: The Black Guards of Maine
The Black Guards were African American Army soldiers, members of the segregated Second Battalion of the 366th Infantry sent to guard the railways of Maine during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. The purpose of the Black Guards' deployment to Maine was to prevent terrorist attacks along the railways, and to keep Maine citizens safe during the war.
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland
"Just ½ mile north of Dunn's Corner is Crockett's Corner, a quiet crossroads that was another early North Yarmouth settlement."
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War
"… Riverside Farm's milk daily to the train at Dunn's Depot. North Yarmouth Historical Society The James and Ellen Lawrence family, ca."
