Keywords: Steam train
Item 5939
The Geo. J. Magee steam locomotive, 1875
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1875 Media: Albumen print
Item 10448
Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: 1945-04-04 Location: Squa Pan Media: Photographic print
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.
Exhibit
For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Canadian and Pacific Railroad
"In December of 1881, the C & P steamed into town for the first time. Sources: Presque Isle Historical Society."
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle
"… (later known as the Canadian Pacific Railroad) steamed into town allowing for starch to be shipped south via New Brunswick."
Story
The Oakfield Inn
by Rodney Duplisea
This is a summarized article about the opening of the Oakfield Inn. It appeared in the Bangor Daily
