Keywords: Rockland Camden and Thomaston Trolley
Item 26670
Watts Block and Trolley Waiting Station, Thomaston, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print
Item 28876
Rockland, Thomaston and Camden Street Ry. Express and Mail Car at Camden, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Seashore Trolley Museum Date: circa 1910 Location: Camden Media: Postcard
Exhibit
At the heyday of trolleys in Maine, many of the trolley companies developed recreational facilities along or at the end of trolley lines as one further way to encourage ridership. The parks often had walking paths, dance pavilions, and various other entertainments. Cutting-edge technology came together with a thirst for adventure and forever changed social dynamics in the process.
Exhibit
Summer Folk: The Postcard View
Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."
