Maine Memory Network

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"The railroad was owned by E & N.A. Railroad until 1871. It was then unowned until Maine Central picked up the lease."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"The Central Maine Railroad stopped at Farmington, so several communities north of Farmington decided to build a railroad to open the region for wood…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… and freight depot for eighteen years until Maine Central Railroad (MCRR) shut down its passenger service in 1959."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… Frontiere where it would connect with the Quebec Central Railroad. The survey for this planned route cost $110,000."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Bus Service, Presque Isle, 1957

"Bangor and Aroostook Railroad's magazine, "Maine Line," v. 5 #5, pp. 4-8; v. 6, #1, pp. 4-7. Note the Braden Theater and Al's Food Shop on Main…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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

"Augusta, Maine Central Railroad Company, 1947. Print. President Grant Visit Bangor Daily Whig and Courier (Newspaper) October 14, 1871 through…"

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

"1910Bangor Public Library The Maine Central Railroad (now owned by Guilford Transportation) began life as the Penobscot and Kennebec that was…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 1 of 2

"Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine Dr. Willam Castein Mason, Bangor, ca. 1920Eastern Maine Medical Center Text by The 7th…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine - Page 2 of 2

"Bangor: Healthcare Center of Eastern and Central Maine EMMC Today Today, EMMC is a huge hospital, ranking as the second largest hospital in Maine…"

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.

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"The Androscoggin (later Maine Central) railroad crossed the Sandy River in 1870 to the train depot on Front St."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"1900Mexico Historical Society The Central School, built in 1894, was burned Christmas eve of 1906 and was rebuilt in 1907."

Lincoln, Maine - Telegraphs & Telephones

"… the Pulp Mill, the Lincoln House Hotel, Maine Central Railroad, and W.F Lovejoy. In 1904, Mr. Plumly gained his first regular operator, Miss Edith…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"In 1894, both the Kimball School and the six room Central School were built. The Central School burned December 24, 1906, and in 1907 a new school…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 2 of 4

"It is part of the Central Maine Medical Center’s Regional Health Care System and referrals are made to that facility for diagnostic and treatment…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield's Tuscan Opera House

"… Historical Society The Tuscan Opera House, centrally located on Main Street in Dixfield once served as the cultural heart of this river valley…"

Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 1 of 3

"… and the river was one of the main highways, the railroad being the other. River drives continued into the 1950’s and were not without perils."

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"Central Maine Radio Services & Sales was established. Temporary Foot Bridge, Guilford, 1954Guilford Historical Society In the early 1950’s the…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 4 of 4

"The first major change was the centralization and computerization of wrapping and shipping the finished product."

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"… to an end, and the power plant was sold to the Central Maine Power Company, which took over maintenance of the plant and supplied the mill with…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford High School Basketball - 1970s - Page 1 of 2

"… ’74 team also went on to play in the New England Championship tournament in Bangor and lost to Providence Central High School of Rhode Island."

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

"A railroad overpass further north marks the Maine Central Railroad line. In 1911, the MCRR track that went through Walnut Hill Village was rerouted…"

Norcross Heritage Trust

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