Keywords: Footbridges
Item 69912
Perkins Cove foot bridge, Ogunquit, ca. 1942
Contributed by: Boston Public Library Date: circa 1942 Location: Ogunquit Media: Linen texture postcard
Item 10650
Two-Penny Footbridge, Waterville, 1979
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1979-10-11 Location: Waterville Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
The Swinging Bridge: Walking Across the Androscoggin
Built in 1892 to entice workers at the Cabot Manufacturing Corporation in Brunswick to move to newly built housing in Topsham, the Androscoggin Pedestrian "Swinging" Bridge or Le Petit Pont quickly became important to many people traveling between the two communities.
Exhibit
In 1921, Guy Gannett purchased two competing Portland newspapers, merging them under the Portland Press Herald title. He followed in 1925 with the purchase the Portland Evening Express, which allowed him to combine two passions: photography and aviation.
Site Page
Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966
"The temporary footbridge and new abutments had been swept away, only to have the crew work harder and persevere until completion in 1954."
Site Page
Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park
"… a climb up a steep set of steps, a walk across a footbridge over a ravine and then on through the main entrance."
Story
Peace in Maine
by Rebekah Tower
My story is about my family vacations to Maine when I was growing up.
