Maine Memory Network

Life on a Tidal River - Early Railroads in Bangor - Page 1 of 2

"… Bridge, Bangor, 1871Bangor Public Library Tin Bridge Wreck The Tin Bridge collapsed under the weight of an express mail train on August 9, 1871."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"… the boundaries of certain lands lying around the Androscoggin River listed in the Pejepscot Claim. This tribe was friendlier with the English, so…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"In 1798 a road to the Swift River along the Androscoggin River was built and called Rumford Road, now River Road."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"The old Indian trail extending up along the Androscoggin River through Dixfield, Mexico, and Rumford, and then on up into the lakes is worthy of…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… the Congregational Church and extended along the Androscoggin River to beyond the Farrington Cemetery to Duntile Street."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"The Androscoggin River and its tributaries are now relatively free of pollution and are suitable for swimming, boating, and fishing in the Rumford…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico Corner

"… The Intervale Farm, followed the contour of the Androscoggin River to just below the Goodwin Cottages."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 2 of 3

"Zircon Brook and the Androscoggin River. His granddaughter, Janette West Blouin, who still resides next to the existing West farm, recalls hearing…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls

"… of the deteriorating piers can still be seen the Androscoggin river, above the High Bridge, in the Virginia Area of Rumford."

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

"The bridge has been pronounced, by those capable of judging, to be one of the best structures of the kind in this country. Much credit is due to Mr."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"While the settlers toiled to establish homes, bridges and mills the Sandy River would suddenly rise or create vast ice jams, which would destroy…"