Maine Memory Network

Westport Island History Committee

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"If the road was not kept in good repair, the plantation was fined by the county, which added to the tax burden."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"When the farmers drove their wagons to Society meetings, they brought their prize horse, cow, sheep and perhaps a pig to show off to the other…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Emerson Letter

"When they had to leave a wagon or a gun, they either burnt or cut the wheels to pieces and threw the ammunition into a mudpuddle."

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

"… grist mill, salt box factory, starch factory, wagon shop, novelty mill, carding factory, dye house, fulling mill, clover mill, and shovel handle…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"1915 Wagons like this one would deliver Riverside Farm's milk daily to the train at Dunn's Depot. North Yarmouth Historical Society The James…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… latest footwear, the vegetable truck, the dairy wagon and even the local merchant who arrived in a large panel truck, laden with dresses and other…"

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

"The public also has opportunities to ride in wagons, carriages, and sleighs during the nonprofit organization’s fund raisers, simulating what…"

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

"… items got to market by a horse drawn tote wagon. There were few paying jobs and that meant little money available for families to purchase items…"

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… fording the streams, or trek beside ox-drawn wagons over river ice. More modern travelers had the option of driving up Route 2, along the river…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Carriages, wagons, buckboards, sleighs, and four-runner sleds were driven by one or two horses. Dark Harbor Wharf, Islesboro, 1917Islesboro…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"Pinkham, a Farmington wagon, carriage and sleigh builder, came to the Farmington Historical Society from Parkman, a small town in Piscataquis County."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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