Maine Memory Network

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"Washburn declared this its “Greatest Day”. The big red trolley cars were greeted very enthusiastically with bunting and flags, speeches, dignitaries…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The line originally ran 10.8 miles from Presque Isle to Washburn. In 1911, an additional 11.3 miles were laid to reach New Sweden."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"The soldiers trained at Camp Washburn (named for Maine Gov. Israel Washburn), a temporary assembly and camp area in Portland’s East Deering, across…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"Sails were cut and sewn at the sail lofts of Washburn & Sons and William Campbell. Shipyard owners and builders, Robinson, McCallum and Counce, sold…"

Freedom & Captivity Portal

The Freedom & Captivity digital collection in the Maine Memory Network, and the complete digital archive housed at Colby Special Collections, is a repository of personal testimonies, ephemera, memorabilia, artifacts, and visual materials that capture multiple dimensions of the experiences of incarceration for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for survivors of harm.

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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