Maine Memory Network

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"In that same year, ferries began carrying train cars across the Kennebec River to the Knox and Lincoln railroad line that ran from Woolwich to…"

Stanley Museum

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"The two trolley cars are “combine” cars as they have two compartments, one for passengers and one for baggage and express freight."

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

"… cars, 25 baggage, mail or express cars, 645 box cars, 474 platform cars, and 40 service cars). The company either owned or leased almost 355 miles…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"… Historical Society Brady, who was still in the car, called, “I’ll come, don’t shoot!” Brady stepped out of the car and opened fire as he ran…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"… rose so quickly that people were trapped in their cars, and many cars were ruined. Damages to personal property cost over two million dollars."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

""Sunbeam" as a car ferry, Swan's Island, ca. 1960Swan's Island Historical Society The Seawind, run by Fred Thomas and George Stanley, departed…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire

"In the 1950s, middle class families got in their cars and drove to “Vacationland.” The Development of an island-wide identity"

Seal Cove Auto Museum

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Owls Head Transportation Museum

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Historic Hallowell - Affects of the Blizzard of 1952

"Their cars were buried and and they had no way to get out of their house because the snow was covering the doors and windows."

Life on a Tidal River - Cohen Students

"… the Brady Gang, Bangor in the 1930's, and antique cars. Many of these volunteers came into the classroom each quarter so that all students would…"

Lincoln, Maine - Ferries

"… holds much more weight, such as big trucks and car carriers, woods equipment, cars, trucks, etc. Ferry Transportation Diorama by Walter Cote X…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures

"If a car was available, a ride around the island was a pleasant way to spend the afternoon. For kids of all ages, the summer free time was just so…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Summary Notes

"The trees, cars, houses and body’s of water covered with ice. Below freezing, people gathered to friends houses or the shelters that were provided…"

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

"Initially, cars were limited to seasonal use because of poor roads. Few roads were tarred. By 1927, popularity of the automobile forced Scarborough…"

Historic Hallowell - City Marshals

"… the same as in 1939 with the addition of a patrol car. Fitz Morris was a son of William George Fish. He was born on April 17, 1873."

Historic Hallowell - The Fireman's Musters in Hallowell

"… private owned category was for people who owned cars or some motorized, old, mechanical machine. Most contests were between teams of firemen."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 2 of 3

"My mother was twenty-one when she first drove a car, about a year after she had my older sister in the United States."

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

"… See a Red Sox game in Boston—easy, hop in your car, drive to Boston via high-speed roads, see the game, and return home the same day."

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"Green was caught in the debris. The locomotive and the cars had crashed and slid to the bank of the river. It took three hours to free Green."

Lincoln, Maine - Newspapers

"… was a new car out that was more improved than the cars in Lincoln, the town might want to get one of these cars."

Historic Hallowell - Uniforms and Expenses

"… change in law enforcement was the ending of miscellaneous jobs such as dog catching, licensing, and inspecting things like cars and houses."

Historic Hallowell - Day 8

"… storm ended leaving behind ice coated streets, cars, power lines, tree limbs and many houses without heat and power."