Keywords: swing bridge
Item 79592
The first swing bridge in South Bristol, ca. 1910
Contributed by: South Bristol Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: South Bristol Media: Photographic print
Item 12351
WPA work on Swinging Bridge, Brunswick, 1936
Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: 1936 Location: Brunswick Media: Photograph, print
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.
Exhibit
Photojournalism & the 1936 Flood
Photojournalism & the 1936 Flood examines the monumental destruction caused by the historic flood of 1936 through the comprehensive and innovative photojournalism done by the Guy Gannett Publishing Company in the weeks surrounding the flood.
Site Page
New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village
"… cents to get on a ride and the favorite was the swings. Another favorite attraction for Ms. Gorman and her friends was the food."
Site Page
Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax
"… to Alaska!” (The Alaskan Gold Rush was in full swing at this time, the major difference being that actual gold was being found there.) So…"
