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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"… math led him toward pursuing a career working on railroads and engineering. With almost no formal training in the area he quickly began working his…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… Society One of the most ambitious projects was a railroad built on the property. It consisted of a double wooden track running from behind the…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… from his mill set up tables in the sheds by the railroad and served beanhole beans. Many problems were met with before the two day celebration was…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"And when the railroad entered West Farmington in 1859, Farmington’s agricultural landscape took another giant step."

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."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Introduction of the two-foot gauge railroads allowed for the quick movement of timber south and tourists north."

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… Historical Society In 1958, the B & A Railroad discontinued passenger service. Piscataquis area schools formed in the name of Piscataquis…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"The Bangor & Aroostook Railroad tracks are on the left. The first (closest) building on the right is M. Holbrook's Pool Hall and Bowling Alley."

Lincoln, Maine - Lincoln House Hotel

"In 1874, John H. Murray’s Great Railroad Circus came to Lincoln. In total there were 71 actors, and they all stayed at the hotel."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"When railroad lines were established, in later years, villages grew where train depots were located."

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's Journal

"… the outbreak of the Civil War, the first electric railroad, noted floods, and descriptions of churches and schools."

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.

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… estates belonging to bankers, industrialists, and railroad men. The Boston Symphony was playing regularly by the Bar Harbor Club pool, and…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… to $2.50 per week,” and with the Androscoggin Railroad to transport students to and from the School."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"It was believed that a spark from the railroad engine alighted in a shed on the Pleasant Street side of Meeting House Park."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"Railroads were tracking westward to vast new sources of wood products. Steamboats with iron hulls replaced wooden sailing vessels."

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

"… balloon in Bangor, the first electric street railroad, a horseless carriage, and others. He speculated in the second scrapbook about things he…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"At the turn of the century Guilford had the railroad, woolen mills, a newspaper, and even a cinema. What the town needed was a library."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"At that time, the Maine Central Railroad ran close by the farm, facilitating the transportation of dairy and forest products to markets in Portland…"

Colby College Special Collections

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"… he developed, and his association with a new railroad. School Books William Whittier's Day Book circa 1845 This shows Whittier selling to Wm."

Acadian Archives

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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