Keywords: Logging accidents
Item 100614
Elisha F. Goddard, Rumford Point, ca. 1861
Contributed by: Maine State Archives Date: circa 1861 Location: Rumford Media: Carte de visite
Item 105101
Upended tractor during logging operation, MacMahan Island, 1957
Contributed by: Dennis Cromwell through Westport Island History Committee Date: 1957 Location: MacMahan Island; Westport Island Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Rumford's Notable Citizens in the Civil War
A number of Rumford area residents played important roles during the Civil War -- and in the community afterwards. Among these are William King Kimball, who commanded the 12th Maine for much of the war.
Exhibit
Student Exhibit: Somerset Railroad
The Somerset Railroad was completed in 1872. It started out as a dream to link the Maine Coast with Canadian businesses to the north. It ran from the North Woods around Moosehead Lake down to Southern Maine and back again for 56 years.
Site Page
Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid
"Before his accident, Mr. Trask stood 6 feet, 1 inch tall and weighed 199 pounds. By 1835, two years after his accident, his neck and shoulders began…"
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad
"Mills built along the railroad made Strong the logging community it is today. Sometimes the trains used two engines to haul a big load of wood."
