Keywords: Suspense
Item 59556
Suspension bridge, Strong, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Strong Media: Postcard
Item 4232
Suspension bridge, North New Portland, ca. 1870
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1870 Location: North New Portland Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
The Waldo-Hancock Bridge is in the process of being dismantled after over 70 years of service. The Maine State Archives has a number of records related to the history of this famous bridge that are presented in this exhibition.
Exhibit
The Swinging Bridge: Walking Across the Androscoggin
Built in 1892 to entice workers at the Cabot Manufacturing Corporation in Brunswick to move to newly built housing in Topsham, the Androscoggin Pedestrian "Swinging" Bridge or Le Petit Pont quickly became important to many people traveling between the two communities.
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map
"Suspension bridge, StrongStrong Historical Society Mr. Beedy, a successful bridge builder, designed a newfangled wire suspension bridge to withstand…"
Site Page
Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 2 of 3
"… that Changed the Map” recounts how a $5,000 suspension bridge drove a wedge between residents in 1856 and resulted in the secession of East Strong…"
Story
Reverend Thomas Smith of First Parish Portland
by Kristina Minister, Ph.D.
Pastor, Physician, Real Estate Speculator, and Agent for Wabanaki Genocide
