Maine Memory Network

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"Click for Railroad Photos The new railroad had an immediate and profound impact. Mills built along the railroad made Strong the logging community it…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… depot for eighteen years until Maine Central Railroad (MCRR) shut down its passenger service in 1959."

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"The railroad was owned by E & N.A. Railroad until 1871. It was then unowned until Maine Central picked up the lease."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… Articles of Association for the Aroostook Valley Railroad were submitted to the Maine Railroad Commission on June 24, 1902 and approved just one…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Bus Service, Presque Isle, 1957

"Bangor and Aroostook Railroad's magazine, "Maine Line," v. 5 #5, pp. 4-8; v. 6, #1, pp. 4-7. Note the Braden Theater and Al's Food Shop on Main…"

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 2 of 2

"Print. Wheeler, William A. The Maine Central Railroad 1847 – 1947. Augusta, Maine Central Railroad Company, 1947. Print."

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"Penobscot River Railroad The Penobscot River Railroad was a “railroad that never was”. It was chartered by the state in 1836 to go from Bucksport to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"The Androscoggin (later Maine Central) railroad crossed the Sandy River in 1870 to the train depot on Front St."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine Dr. Willam Castein Mason, Bangor, ca. 1920Eastern Maine Medical Center Text by The 7th…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine EMMC Today Today, EMMC is a huge hospital, ranking as the second largest hospital in Maine…"

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"1900Mexico Historical Society The Central School, built in 1894, was burned Christmas eve of 1906 and was rebuilt in 1907."

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… Mill, the Lincoln House Hotel, Maine Central Railroad, and W.F Lovejoy. In 1904, Mr. Plumly gained his first regular operator, Miss Edith Trott."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"In 1894, both the Kimball School and the six room Central School were built. The Central School burned December 24, 1906, and in 1907 a new school…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"It is part of the Central Maine Medical Center’s Regional Health Care System and referrals are made to that facility for diagnostic and treatment…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… Historical Society The Tuscan Opera House, centrally located on Main Street in Dixfield once served as the cultural heart of this river valley…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… the Aroostook Valley Railroad (an electric railroad that connected residents to nearby towns), the Northern Maine Sanatorium for tuberculosis…"

Norcross Heritage Trust

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Company building, Presque Isle, 1921Presque Isle Historical Society Gould’s original plan was to…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"The first major change was the centralization and computerization of wrapping and shipping the finished product."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"… to an end, and the power plant was sold to the Central Maine Power Company, which took over maintenance of the plant and supplied the mill with…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"… ’74 team also went on to play in the New England Championship tournament in Bangor and lost to Providence Central High School of Rhode Island."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"The novelty wore off and revenues continued to drop. In 1947, the Boston & Maine and Maine Central purchased 20 new cars, the latest in passenger…"