Maine Memory Network

Portland Company engine, Portland, 1868

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1868-05-19 Location: Portland Media: watercolor on paper

Railroad excursion flyer, 1928

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1928 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Railroad, Bishop Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Terminal Company Style: Shed Use: Railroad - Store House

Railroad, Bishop Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Portland Terminal Company Style: Railroad Victorian Use: Railroad - Fuel Station

Grand Truck Railway Terminal, Portland, 1910

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1910 Location: Portland Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Fitzgerald house, Brighton, VT, 1888

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1888 Location: Brighton Client: George H. Fitzgerald Architect: John Calvin Stevens

Aroostook County Railroads

Construction of the Bangor and Aroostook rail lines into northern Aroostook County in the early twentieth century opened the region to tourism and commerce from the south.

Portland Hotels

Since the establishment of the area's first licensed hotel in 1681, Portland has had a dramatic, grand and boisterous hotel tradition. The Portland hotel industry has in many ways reflected the growth and development of the city itself. As Portland grew with greater numbers of people moving through the city or calling it home, the hotel business expanded to fit the increasing demand.

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"In 1925, Gannett would consolidate the Portland newspaper market with the purchase of the Portland Evening Express from Colonel Dow."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village

"This may have been responsible for the decline in the business atmosphere in New Portland as it would have been difficult to transport their goods…"

John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne

Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.

Canadian immigrant founds worlds largest paper company in 1898
by Hugh J. Chisholm

Hugh J. Chisholm founded International Paper, which was the world's largest paper company in 1898.