Maine Memory Network

Train wreck, Biddeford, 1894

Contributed by: An individual through Biddeford Historical Society Date: 1894-06-10 Location: Biddeford Media: Photographic print

Bangor and Aroostook train wreck, ca. 1945

Contributed by: Oakfield Historical Society Date: circa 1945 Media: Photographic print

Designing Acadia

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.

Longfellow: The Man Who Invented America

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a man and a poet of New England conscience. He was influenced by his ancestry and his Portland boyhood home and experience.

Historic Hallowell - Train Wreck Map

"… Train Wreck Map Map X"

Historic Hallowell - Train Wreck Poem

"Train Wreck Poem On the tenth of November, 1937 There was a young man named Kevin All at once with a groan Three train cars jumped alone Two cars…"