Maine Memory Network

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

"A detailed description of these bridges is available as a separate exhibit. About a mile from the West Village on Route 27, on the way to New…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"Beedy, a successful bridge builder, designed a newfangled wire suspension bridge to withstand the Sandy River’s seasonal tantrums, and proposed a…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad

"Click for Railroad Photos The new railroad had an immediate and profound impact. Mills built along the railroad made Strong the logging community it…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Train Crossing the Aroostook River Bridge, Presque Isle, c. 1990

"Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Train Crossing the Aroostook River Bridge, Presque Isle, c. 1990 Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"… Library On October 25th, 1927, after the Carlton Bridge was finished, the Maine Central Railroad passed the first train over the newly built…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… Articles of Association for the Aroostook Valley Railroad were submitted to the Maine Railroad Commission on June 24, 1902 and approved just one…"

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

"& M. Cardin, Bob. Old Veazie Railroad 1836, one of America’s very first railroads, A vignette of local history and self-guided tour."

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

"Penobscot River Railroad The Penobscot River Railroad was a “railroad that never was”. It was chartered by the state in 1836 to go from Bucksport to…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"Davis, pronounced the Railroad Bridge at this place ready for the trains. About 11 o’clock AM, an engine and a platform car loaded with sleepers…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… Italian immigrants who had been working on the railroad in Machias, were drawn to the project with promises of high wages."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 2 of 3

"Carl Stinchfield's “The Bridge that Changed the Map” recounts how a $5,000 suspension bridge drove a wedge between residents in 1856 and resulted in…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"Wood-fired locomotives of the Narrow Gauge Railroad brought tourists and fueled other industries, giving way only when automobiles and trucks became…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"The bridge was made of wood and lasted 11 years before being washed away. Jeremy Porter homeStrong Historical Society When gold was discovered…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"He followed a creek bed and went under a bridge because if he had been walking on the road, he would be asked why he was traveling on the Sabbath."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"Visitors to the museum can still ride the railroad along the Sandy River, albeit only for a limited distance."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"When the route of the narrow gauge railroad through Freeman was established several miles from the mill, it was apparent that he could not benefit…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"… York, where she advocated for the Narrow Gauge Railroad as a means of accessing bountiful fishing and hunting grounds in the Western Maine…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad station, Strong, ca. 1910 Today one can still hitch ride on the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad at…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Grand Army of the Republic

"Also the railroads offered scheduled special trains along with rare discounted rates. G.A.R. PicnicStrong Historical Society The second…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"… today! Larger deliveries came through the railroad station at the base of Norton Hill. Lucky residents might collect a box of fresh bananas and…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Other Recreation Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Loading deer on the train at Strong station, ca."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"Prominent Women Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Julia Harris May poetry collection, 1903Farmington Public Library…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Resources

"Resources Mountains of Maine, Steven Pinkham, Down East Books, 2009 Stand Firm Ye Boys from Maine, Thomas Desjardin, Oxford University Press, 1995…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"Porter Lake Text By: Strong School 7th and 8th Graders, 2011-2012 Class Picnic At Porter LakeStrong Historical Society Return to Student…"