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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"1910Scarborough Historical Society & Museum As trains transported people and freight to Portland, Boston and beyond, the trolleys provided easy…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"Transportation Through the Years Air Meet at Portland Airport in Scarborough, 1928Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Aviation: When…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… but potential passengers were turning to air and automobile travel. Other attempts to remain solvent failed, such as eliminating certain stations…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… that would have turned the downtown into an open-air shopping mall was rejected, with major consequences, both positive and negative."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"The site is now home to the Scarborough Industrial Park. A second airport, the Port-of-Maine Airport, opened after World War II at a site off…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"Presque Isle Historical Society The official opening of the Aroostook Valley Railroad was on July 1, 1910 in Washburn."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"It would serve as part of the Strategic Air Command. The City of Bangor welcomed the build-up of the air base and maintained a close relationship…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"That shed first housed a hot-air horn, then in 1868 a steam whistle, standard aural alarm of the era from factories to locomotives."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Army Air Base; the construction of the Presque Isle Air Base in 1941 kicked off a building boom in the city that lasted into the 1950s."

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

"The herring are “carried out into the open air, where they are allowed to remain until the water drains off of them and they have become sufficiently…"

Blue Hill, Maine - In Search of the Rustic Life

"… away from dirty cities and breathe fresh coastal air. Later, the 1950’s polio scare influenced this trend."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… at Riverside Park was the impressive open-air theater, with the Penobscot River and its passing boat traffic serving as a breathtaking backdrop…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"The theater itself was an open air pitched roof design with a square open stage. Acts from Boston and New York were presented and included magicians…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 2 of 2

"… excited about other changes: the first hot-air balloon in Bangor, the first electric street railroad, a horseless carriage, and others."

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