Keywords: Race tracks
Item 8164
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: 1888 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print
Item 26457
Cross-country race at Good Will Home, Fairfield, ca. 1920
Contributed by: L.C. Bates Museum / Good Will-Hinckley Homes Date: circa 1920 Location: Fairfield Media: Photographic print
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The novelty of organized auto racing came to Maine in 1911 with a hill-climbing event in Poland and speed racing at Old Orchard Beach. Drivers and cars came from all over New England for these events.
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Success at riding a bike mirrored success in life. Bicycling could bring families together. Bicycling was good for one's health. Bicycling was fun. Bicycles could go fast. Such were some of the arguments made to induce many thousands of people around Maine and the nation to take up the new pastime at the end of the nineteenth century.
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Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun
"… Soon After Completion X Aerial Photo of Race Track and 1955 Auditorium at Bass Park X 1955 Auditorium Soon After Completion from Buck…"
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2024 Maine History Maker Celebration Event
by Maine Historical Society
Maine Historical Society's 2024 Maine History Maker event, honoring Joan Benoit Samuelson.
