Maine Memory Network

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"The railroad company began hauling potatoes in heated boxcars. Potatoes had given them a bigger profit when the times were getting hard."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Representative Industries of Cumberland and North Yarmouth

"… were built in the vicinity of Walnut Hill and hauled by oxen in the winter down to the Falls, perhaps a distance of five or six miles."

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

"… lifting at the factory, unloading the boats and hauling crates, the packers were mostly women and children, valued for their dexterity and small…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… ox team (picture shown below) was first used to haul blocks of ice from Cascade Pond to the Arthur Moore ice house between Middle and Summer Street."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"… ox team (picture shown below) was first used to haul blocks of ice from Cascade Pond to the Arthur Moore ice house between Middle and Summer Street."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"457). In his time, fish were hauled up in baskets from the boats, and dumped into the tanks. Later came winches, buckets and sluices."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Fires in Rumford

"… brought the firemen, their teams of horses to haul the equipment, and the hoses from both Rumford and the adjoining town of Mexico."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… since it would need to be rugged enough to haul away all the dirt from the excavation and bring in supplies as well."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"… two heavy teams to make the trip to Hallowell to haul cables and fittings to New Portland. On the seventh day they returned bringing the cables and…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"… the 20th century, the Larchmont was hit by a coal-hauling schooner, the Harry Knowlton. The Knowlton tore into the Larchmont during a blizzard…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Schools

"Each family would contribute and haul their proportion of the fuel, which was used in an open fireplace that burned half a cord a day."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"… were diminished by the time they struggled to haul the boats up over the Skowhegan Falls. The casks that contained dried fish, peas and other…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"… 1812 and felled trees and started a carding mill, hauling the machinery from Lisbon by the way of Strong."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"Meanwhile a small trailer hauled into place would serve as a temporary U.S. Customs office. Finished at an estimated cost of $939,000, construction…"

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…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"The mail had to be hauled across by hand sleds or horse and buggy. Islesboro had four post offices: North Islesborough (established 1880 in Ryder’s…"