Maine Memory Network

Historic Hallowell - Train Wreck Of 1937

"… 1937Hubbard Free Library Once the train crash was discovered, people started to yell to get others attention and took pictures of it."

Historic Hallowell - Train Wreck Poem

"… with a groan Three train cars jumped alone Two cars stayed nearby The third however wanted to fly Into the library with a crash The old library…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Depression, War, and Fire

"… cut into its excesses, and the 1929 stock market crash accelerated its decline. It was really World War II that ended the Depression."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Comparisons

"They both had wicked icy roads and a lot of car crashes. Also they had trees that had limbs that had been blown off from being so frozen and brittle."

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

"… cars, 25 baggage, mail or express cars, 645 box cars, 474 platform cars, and 40 service cars). The company either owned or leased almost 355 miles…"

Guilford, Maine - BUSINESSES - Page 3 of 3

"The locomotive and the cars had crashed and slid to the bank of the river. It took three hours to free Green."

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"Sylvia got into a railway crash in 1933, causing her to go blind until her her death in 1938. Sylvia lived to 102, eight days before her 103rd…"

Historic Hallowell - Hurricanes Of 1954 - Stories and Timelines

"He also had two boats that were destroyed. Also a family of 10 was trapped on top of their car by the flood waters."