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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."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Andrew Smith Store

"The store ran in the period of Swan's Island history when the steamboat still connected island residents to Rockland."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"Transportation Before the days of automobiles, horses were the means of transportation. People treated their horses well, and most towns had one or…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"The conveyance, built of wood, was rectangular in shape with seats along either side facing each other."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"Felled trees were pulled out of the forests with teams of horses or oxen. Water powered sawmills were built on streams at the head of the harbor and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"At the age of seventy-five years old, he could vault into the saddle as lightly as a boy! In addition to agriculture, Holmantown pioneers raised…"

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."

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"… trans-Atlantic balloon race took place with teams from Belgium, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and United States starting at Bass…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - John R Braden

"Other nicknames included “The Little Iron Horse” and the “Cock of the North”. John R Braden competed in his first race in Presque Isle on July 4…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"… teamster to organize “Plow Day” during which five teams of draft horses plowed the fields that were originally farmed by the Loring family more…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Mills and Homes in Stockholm

"They had 10 teams and the horses were used for various jobs. The mills in Stockholm employed most of the people in town."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… the players themselves; like the House of David team with all the players sporting long dark beards and uniforms, and the Colored Giants, an…"

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"The Tiger had a team of forty people who pumped water into the hose and onto the fire. Some of the people sat on the hose as they went to the fire, a…"

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

"Lowell’s bought oats and corn in lots of five or six carloads. They bought flour by the carload too."

Historic Hallowell - Nature's Bounty - Raw Material, Close at Hand

"… and were usually pulled by 8 to 10 teams of horses or oxen. Granite the from the Stinchfield and Longfellow quarries on Lithgow Hill (known today…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"… snow from ice.Hubbard Free Library “Teams of horses and oxen would haul the ice down our ice house and then other workers would shove it up the…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"It was tough. Teams of horses and oxen would haul the ice down our ice house and then other workers would shove it up the ramp into the ramp and…"

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"The team worked hard -- two choppers could cut 6-7,000 feet of logs a day. The choppers used crosscut saws and backsaws."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"The ice plow was a weighted, horse-drawn machine with a row of sharp teeth which cut a narrow furrow six or seven inches deep."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"The ice plow was a weighted, horse-drawn machine with a row of sharp teeth which cut a narrow furrow six or seven inches deep."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Mail service was severely disrupted when the bay froze over in 1918, 1923, and 1934. The mail had to be hauled across by hand sleds or horse and…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"Unfortunately, there was a lack of water pressure in the town’s water pipes. Although both the International Paper Company and the Oxford Paper…"

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… Labor Day and featured livestock judging, horse and oxen pulling, and an assortment of carnival rides and games, while the centerpiece of the one…"