Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Train Crossing the Aroostook River Bridge, Presque Isle, c. 1990

"Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Train Crossing the Aroostook River Bridge, Presque Isle, c. 1990 Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"There were two trains that crossed the bridge that day, carrying a total of 2,500 people with 880 of them coming from Rockland and other places along…"

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 - Aroostook Valley Railroad Trestle, ca. 1910

"An Electric trolley is on the trestle. The substation buildings can be seen on the opposite side of the river. The Aroostook Valley Railroad began…"

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."

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

"Railroad into the Village The railroad reached Farmington by the end of 1859, but the depot was on the West side of the river."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"Before that time crossings were made by fording. The first bridge to cross the Swift River was in the Hale section of town."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… in the early 1920s, offered winter Nordic and Cross Country skiing, and hosted an annual winter carnival, first at its ski jump location on Spruce…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… a database through which the twelve towns can cross-reference this evidence in one another’s collections."

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

"… was built to correct both a dangerous curve and crossing grade for the railroad.(3) Batteries that powered the trolleys were recharged and…"

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

"The railroad company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Eastern Railroad, was the first link between Portland and Boston and points south."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Typical of this era, a railroad and hotel built in 1816 named the Commercial Hotel were present on the northwest corner of the intersection."

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

"A year later, he made his historic solo Atlantic crossing. In 1934, Amelia Earhart paid a visit to this airport as part of a promotional plan; she…"

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

"It crossed the marsh between Dunstan and Oak Hill, the current path of Route 1, and was funded by toll rates, eight cents for a horse and twenty-five…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Maxie Anderson, Presque Isle, 1981

"… of his balloon Double Eagle II in which he crossed the Atlantic in 1978. This item is in copyright."

Western Maine Foothills Region - A Man's Life in a Suitcase

"… suitcase, as were his prayer book, rosary, and cross. His letters reveal that he helped get in the ice for summer, wood for winter, and hay for the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"… in the Holman Cemetery that can be reached by crossing private land of Holman descendants on the Common Road."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Crossing the river, not just using it as a path to the ocean and places along the coast, became a priority as the state grew, resulting first in…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"Smith Crossing, with its predominantly Italian population, had the MacDonald School. The Polish, Lithuanian, and Irish folks in the Spruce…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Church on the Hill

"… as they sang "In the Garden" and "The Old Rugged Cross." After the chilly morning service, everyone walked down to the social building on Main…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Adventures in Aroostook County - Page 2 of 3

"… a 44 passenger aircraft and made “2 or 3” solo cross-country flights in a biplane. JJeremiah worked for Delta Air Lines for seventeen years."

Life on a Tidal River - Exhibits

"They are a varied cross-section of Bangor's history and lead the way to future projects. We hope you enjoy them! The sixth exhibit, The Great Bangor…"

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

"The Cross Center In 2013, the 1955 auditorium was officially replaced with the modern 65-million-dollar Cross Insurance Center that is now home to…"