Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"In 1920 a four-horse coach delivered the mail down river from Rumford, through Mexico, on to Dixfield and Peru."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… more difficult and required a fourteen-mile coach or carriage drive over rough roads to get from the train depot in Ellsworth to Blue Hill."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"… team won the Piscataquis County championship coached by Phil Clark. PCHS also offered a baseball team."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… Mount Desert Island High School is named for the coach of these championship teams, Bernard Parady. The MDI Trojans became the Island’s team."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"• Road to East Machias completed • Stage coaches for passengers run by William Chaloner who also kept a hotel in Lubec • First Christian Church built…"

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

"… and at times came up through the floor of the coaches. In 1849 it was replaced with “chair rail” and later, in 1867, with the now familiar “T”…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… and William Chaloner established a stage coach run connecting the two towns. The inn that offered accommodations to passengers arriving in Lubec…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"When his own children were young, he helped coach youth sports. He also visits schools and libraries and reads kids his stories."