Maine Memory Network

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 export of farm products south to Portland, Boston and Brighton, MA, and as far away as England."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… Fannie and Edith was headed to Bangor from Boston when the schooner parted cables, leaving the ship completely at the mercy of the wind and the…"

Bridgton Historical Society

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"It was developed gradually, at first connecting Boston to Kittery and York, then extending to Portland (then called Falmouth)."

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

"Several generations of Dolloffs used the premises primarily as a dairy farm. Although son Harry moved to Gray after he married and the girls moved to…"

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

"The train traveled from Portland stopping at stations in Scarborough and other towns on its way to South Berwick where it connected with the Boston &…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"Beginning in the 1860s, the Portland Railroad Company operated horse-drawn cars on rails that ran through Scarborough and other area towns."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… banks of the Androscoggin River, bounded by the railroad, stood Peru’s largest business, the factory known first as Berst Foster, Dixfield Company…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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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…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"… slightly north of the Portland, Saco & Portsmouth Railroad tracks and the western edge bordered the marsh."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"He was a station agent first at Pine Point and later at Oak Hill. Because he felt it was his duty to care for his invalid mother, it wasn’t until he…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"… were finally connected to those of the Portland Railroad Company, connecting South Portland to Saco and providing trolley service through…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… 1842 the Eastern Railroad built a line connecting Boston and Portland, passing through Scarborough; and in 1853 the Grand Trunk Railroad was…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The Bangor and Piscataquis Canal and Railroad Company operated twelve miles of track between Bangor and Old Town beginning in 1836."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4

"… small-town character, proximity to Portland and Boston, excellent schools, abundant undeveloped land and easy access to mountains and the sea are…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… to were: Newburyport, Salem, Thomaston, Boston, Portland, Washington City, New York, and New Bedford."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 4 of 4

"Boston: W. F. Stanwood, 1864. Bishop, Chris and Drury, Ian. 1400 Days The Civil War Day by Day. New York: Gallery Books, 1990. Print."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"These new roads facilitated development of inland areas and made trade and travel by land easier. In 1941 the Maine State Legislature passed an act…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"Winslow Homer at Prouts Neck. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1966 Looking for Educator Resources for this exhibit?"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"After the move to Bath, William represented that town in the Massachusetts General Court in 1804 and also served twice as state senator for Lincoln…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Bangor Fire of 1911 - Page 1 of 2

"A Civic Improvement Committee worked with a Boston consultant to make recommendations to rebuild and improve the city."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"… as a correspondent for the Transcript and for the Boston Evening Gazette. From Rome she also sent stories to the Saturday Evening Post of…"