Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… fire alarm brought the firemen, their teams of horses to haul the equipment, and the hoses from both Rumford and the adjoining town of Mexico."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… by home delivery began to take place, first by horse and buggy, later by delivery truck. These businesses proliferated during the '40s and '50s…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"One page shows the name ‘Pierpole’ and another entry shows the name ‘Plosway’ and ‘Plosway Lewey’. On another page of the ledger, Plosway is called…"

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

"… for ten years, before being thrown from a horse, fracturing her hip. She never recovered the use of her hip but lived an additional 20 years."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"Isaiah had noticed the commander’s horse get killed, and he brought his horse to his commander. Then Isaiah ran into the woods, and he slept in…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"(More About Franklin County Agricultural Fair) U.S. Census The questions asked during the 1840 census show that the U.S."

Otisfield Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"… to Society meetings, they brought their prize horse, cow, sheep and perhaps a pig to show off to the other farmers."

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

"… Oak Hill station was a busy shipping point for horses and livestock for the Union Army.(6) Scarboro Beach Railroad Station, 1909Scarborough…"

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…"

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

"… and housing was installed which was rated for 150 horse power. This business furnished employment for many and gave a ready market for birch timber."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Fred Titcomb's horses, load of hay, Falmouth Corner, early 1900sNorth Yarmouth Historical Society Request from Elizabeth B."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… paid $6 a week, which included the board for his horse. It seems that he was principal for less than a year, for one Elias Upton was subsequently…"

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

"Horses were cared for in the taverns' stables. The Buxton enterprises included an early post office, cooperage, and blacksmith shop. Samuel B."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… cross on piles – some 800 feet, and the old Iron Horse, with his freight of timber and piles, goes over it a distance of about 600 feet."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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