Maine Memory Network

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

"Farmers would keep a horse and wagon for backup in case roads were impassable for an automobile. Auto racing began soon after the construction of the…"

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

"During the winter months when there was snow, sleigh cars replaced the horse cars. Some time after Portland became electrified in the 1880s, the…"

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

"… Benjamin Swett and Lieutenant Richardson were drawn into ambush and a bloody battle ensued in the vicinity of Moore's Brook, about two miles from…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"A ticket was only $6.00! Horse-drawn wagons were often lined up all the way from the river to the Main Road waiting their turn to off- or on-load…"

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

"… recreational programs based on the role of horse-drawn transportation in the cultural, social and economic development of New England."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"Whether they are carried by a horse drawn wagon, or a 320 horsepower truck, the island spirit survives."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"Horse-drawn carriages and wagons were fundamental to our farms; they were an essential mode of transportation and would remain so into the early…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"Agricultural items got to market by a horse drawn tote wagon. There were few paying jobs and that meant little money available for families to…"

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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