Keywords: horse teams
Item 101121
Horse team with logs, Norcross, ca. 1920
Contributed by: Norcross Heritage Trust Date: circa 1920 Location: Indian Purchase Township No. 3 Media: Photographic print
Item 9445
Horse-drawn school teams, Caribou, ca. 1928
Contributed by: Caribou Public Library Date: circa 1928 Location: Caribou Media: Postcard
Exhibit
Named for the two largest things in Maine at the turn of the 20th century, Mt. Katahdin and Granger of Stetson, were known as the Largest Oxen in the World. Unable to do farm work because of their size, they visited fairs and agricultural events around the Northeast.
Exhibit
The astronomical arrival of winter -- also known as the winter solstice -- marks the year's shortest day and the season of snow and cold. It usually arrives on December 21.
Site Page
Presque Isle: The Star City - Harvesting Potatoes - Page 2 of 13
"… the digger and powered the digger mechanism, the horses tired easily. They had to rest frequently or were replaced by another team of horses."
Site Page
Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 1 of 3
"McGregor was responsible for hiring men and the teams of horses, and procuring supplies to build the concrete core and gatehouse."
