Keywords: island transportation
Item 61859
Myron 'Sonny' Sprague talks about the family store, Swan's Island, 1957-1974
Contributed by: Swan's Island Historical Society Date: 1957–1974 Location: Swan's Island Media: Mp3
Item 99409
Westport Ferry heads for island, Westport Island, 1941
Contributed by: Maine Department of Transportation Date: 1941 Location: Westport Island Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Great Cranberry Island's Preble House
The Preble House, built in 1827 on a hilltop over Preble Cove on Great Cranberry Island, was the home to several generations of Hadlock, Preble, and Spurling family members -- and featured in several books.
Exhibit
History in Motion: The Era of the Electric Railways
Street railways, whether horse-drawn or electric, required the building of trestles and tracks. The new form of transportation aided industry, workers, vacationers, and other travelers.
Site Page
Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - -Across the Sea- a history through transportation
"1910Swan's Island Historical Society What is life like on a Maine island? What sort of person chooses to place six miles of water between themselves…"
Site Page
Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation
"The first transportation for automobiles was available by means of privately owned flat scows. They loaded on the beach or mud flat areas at…"
Story
An enjoyable conference, Portland 2021
by John C. Decker, Danville, Pennsylvania
Some snippets from a 4-day conference by transportation historians in Portland, September 7-11, 2021
Story
Learning to fly and instructing cadets at West Point during WWII
by Vera Cleaves
West Point during World War II
