Maine Memory Network

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"… or services—at general stores, blacksmiths, and carriage-making shops. Villages such as East North Yarmouth, Walnut Hill, and Poland’s Corner were…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… taken to their destinations on horseback or by carriage. Drivers, the equivalent of today's taxi drivers, were expected to keep late hours and…"

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Economic History of Main Street, Northeast Harbor - Page 1 of 3

"… “a very swank establishment…as he catered to the carriage trade. How deliciously the place smelled of freshly ground coffee and of course nothing…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Raymond Wallace

"We would watch the milkman come with a horse and carriage. It wasn’t very sanitary I don’t believe. Are there any similarities between now and then…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"… the rear, between the two buildings, is a large carriage barn. This was later the home of Attorney John P. White."

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… the first electric street railroad, a horseless carriage, and others. He speculated in the second scrapbook about things he might live to see."

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

"The business had ramps that were used to haul vehicles between the ground level and second floor. A sign advertised Chase as a "Manufacturer of…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"(Farmington Town Reports) This carriage, built by C. A. Pinkham, a Farmington wagon, carriage and sleigh builder, came to the Farmington Historical…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… and businesses were suited for people on foot, carriage, or railroad. Typical of this era, a railroad and hotel built in 1816 named the Commercial…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"He was being rushed home by horse and carriage but sadly died before they reached the house. Mr. Arnold, one of Haley's employees, had just walked…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"Palmer moved to Ohio, to pursue the wagon and carriage business, until his death in July of 1915. Born in Bath in 1836 to Asa Palmer and Maria…"

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

"… X Postcard of 1897 Auditorium With Horsedrawn Carriages X Photo of Handbill for 1906 Music Festival Showing the Inside of the 1897…"

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

"… ties.) The railroad operated six locomotives, two carriages for passengers, a baggage car, and a number of freight cars."

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…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Carriages, wagons, buckboards, sleighs, and four-runner sleds were driven by one or two horses. Dark Harbor Wharf, Islesboro, 1917Islesboro…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… resulting first in ferries carrying wagons and carriages and later in ferries carrying trains as the railroad extended to the east."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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