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

"Transportation Before the days of automobiles, horses were the means of transportation. People treated their horses well, and most towns had one or…"

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

"… that attracted the attention of a local foreign automobile dealer. Horace "Ken" Sowles had been collecting representative examples of antique…"

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

"However, with the introduction of the automobile and trucking industry, ridership began to decline. In 1936 the railroad disbanded, ripped up the…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"Ten automobiles, decorated with many colored flowers, vied with each other on muddy roads for the prizes."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"When the ban on automobiles was lifted, there became a need and desire to transport automobiles across the bay."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"… of World War I and the new found interest in automobiles people started losing interest in Riverside Park."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Woodrow Wilson

"But a lot of people didn’t. And we didn’t have an automobile at that time and we didn’t use it gasoline was well it cost money and had to pay it and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Cars, Model T

"… around 7:00 AM, but after he got his first automobile he would now arrive at Lincoln around 4:30 AM."

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"Presently, automobiles have replaced trains for most transportation purposes. "Dewey" engine in front of pulp mill, ca."

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

"… and fueled other industries, giving way only when automobiles and trucks became affordable. Around 1880, the town experienced an industrial boom."

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… used to frame the construction of a 13-stall automobile garage built by Richard and Ralph and used for a summer taxi, chauffer, and storage…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"… progression of World War I and the arrival of the automobile, which allowed area residents freedom to travel farther distances to other amusement…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec's 1911 Centennial Celebration - Page 2 of 2

"… schedule, upper left of the program, lists a Automobile Hill Climbing Contest at 3:30 PM. The winner of ther "slow" high gear climb was Carleton…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Of The Arts Era

"He died in 1962 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in New York City and is interred in a private mausoleum in the Bronx."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"The automobile was banned from the island until 1933. Turtle Head, Islesboro, ca. 1915Islesboro Historical Society Meadow Pond, Islesboro…"

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

"… special entrance with enlarged midways and where automobiles could enter. In 1909 the first airplane ever in Bangor had been assembled, took off…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 3 of 4

"… the early 1900s, until the mass production of automobiles slowly replaced them. Building the tracksNorth Yarmouth Historical Society Steam…"

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

"Warren Clark had the first automobile in New Portland around the 1900’s. Herbert W. Kennison owned and ran a drugstore in the North Village."

Otisfield Historical Society

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Bangor Public Library

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"Despite the impending future impact of the automobile—Farmington retained its rural landscape until roads were navigable year round."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… be done with that European war "Over There." The automobile and the aircraft were all the rage of this new age."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"The first was the coming of the automobile to the region. This facilitated much easier transportation to the Academy than horse and cart or walking."