Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - James Emery cottage, Bucksport, 1867

"… Martin wrote, "I halted at the head of the ferry and viewed the village and located behind a number of large elms & butternut trees & surrounded by…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"The "lower ferry" was down by the mouth of the river, while the "upper ferry" was nearer the falls. Engraving of James Sullivan, ca."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… to help me over bare ground up to the Huntress Ferry. Hauled my load with hard pulling up to the top of the [?] way hill left it there and went up…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"And a train stop was created at Mount Desert Ferry, in Frenchman Bay, from which a steamer ran to Bar Harbor."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… erected in the township." Peru Center Ferry A horse and wagon are docking at the Peru Center Ferry landinfPeru Historical Society The…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… waters at the Narrows or ride Captain Thompson's ferry. Thompson charged 10 cents for someone on foot, 31 cents for a horse and carriage, and 3…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… in more romantic fashion, by boat, canoe, or ferry. From the slip at river’s edge, it was a climb up a steep set of steps, a walk across a…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 1 of 2

"… the course of the summer, arriving via steamship ferry. They each had scientific “specialties,” such as marine invertebrates, meteorology…"

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"This system of automobile and train ferries continued until the Carlton Bridge was built at the south end of downtown in 1927."