Maine Memory Network

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

"… July when the rails of the Biddeford and Saco Railroad Company were finally connected to those of the Portland Railroad Company, connecting South…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 2 of 2

"… he had attended the dedication via special rail car, returning to Portland and then to his New York City apartment."

Lincoln, Maine - View of Lincoln from Ballard Hill, ca. 1913

"The identity of the lady driving the car is unknown but the car may be a Maxwell. This picture postcard was taken between 1913 and 1922, before…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"Then, to accommodate the large number of cars heading down-east via the Carlton Bridge, a new route for U.S."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Moving to Maine: There to Here - Page 2 of 3

"My mother was twenty-one when she first drove a car, about a year after she had my older sister in the United States."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Building Boom and Piers above the Falls

"5 car loads of the town bridge are here and we expect to have it put up at once. Yours Very Truly, Waldo Pettengill Agent"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"The railroad was used for both passenger and freight trains. Before it was built the railroad lines were either woods, towns, or fields."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Northern Maine Fair Memories - Page 1 of 3

"Her father and her whole family went in the car to the fair, which was about four miles from her house in the country."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"… Historical Society Brady, who was still in the car, called, “I’ll come, don’t shoot!” Brady stepped out of the car and opened fire as he ran…"

Life on a Tidal River - The Great Bangor Floods: 1902 and 1976

"… rose so quickly that people were trapped in their cars, and many cars were ruined. Damages to personal property cost over two million dollars."

Life on a Tidal River - Cohen Students

"… the Brady Gang, Bangor in the 1930's, and antique cars. Many of these volunteers came into the classroom each quarter so that all students would…"

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"People were encouraged to ride together in cars. Although everything was rationed, there were still shortages; many items that would normally be…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"… long reign, Bass Park has seen it all: horse and car racing on its half-mile track, polo, baseball, circuses, soccer, carnivals, tractor pulls…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"By this time they had a railroad that stretched a mile long complete with cars and 30 ton engine to accomodate their huge business."

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

"Initially, cars were limited to seasonal use because of poor roads. Few roads were tarred. By 1927, popularity of the automobile forced Scarborough…"

Skowhegan History House

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… by horse for many more years, but as prices for cars became more reasonable, livery stables became obsolete."

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"They stayed for five years and invented the car horn. After the O’Brien Electrophone Company moved out, the Johnson Shoe Factory moved in and took…"

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… snow covered the roads, and in the spring, the car would ruin the road because of the mud. According to Sam Webber."

Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"The car was powered by a small, locomotive engine. They drove it to Augusta and back to the McClench Machine Shop in Hallowell to be dismantled and…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"(More about the railroad arriving in Farmington.) During the late 1800’s, more acres were devoted to potatoes, as the shipping rates from Farmington…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"The purpose of this railroad escapes reason – perhaps it was just for fun. A. H. Abbott finished the “mountain” of sand that Jacob had started on the…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… for watching the ball game, while hundreds of cars would also park in the outfield. It seems every town had its own team made up of local athletes…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… offering painting, welding and body work on cars. Central Maine Radio Services & Sales was established."