Maine Memory Network

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 - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 3 of 3

"Another old car that’s not in business today is the Citroen. The Citroen was the first foreign made car to be sold in Aroostook County."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Railroad Station

"In that same year, ferries began carrying train cars across the Kennebec River to the Knox and Lincoln railroad line that ran from Woolwich to…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 3 of 4

"… bus for a little ways before an Ashland bus would pick her up from there. They also had to walk to church. The family didn’t really use the car."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Carroll's Auto Sales - Page 2 of 3

"The average car cost about$2,500 dollars. Most cars back then were standard shift and had no radio. In fact, cars were so cheap back then that people…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"Some time after Portland became electrified in the 1880s, the horse cars were converted to electrics or “trolleys.” By the early 1900s, electricity…"

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…"

Oakfield Historical Society

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… acts as the way to cross the Kennebec River by car, foot, or bicycle. In over 200 years at this intersection, time has never stood still, and it…"

Lincoln, Maine - W.A. Brown: Jack of all trades

"… to my life today because we have at least four car dealerships in Lincoln and without the first car dealership we might not have a dealer at all."

Stanley Museum

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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…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Summer Pleasures

"If a car was available, a ride around the island was a pleasant way to spend the afternoon. For kids of all ages, the summer free time was just so…"

Historic Hallowell - The Fireman's Musters in Hallowell

"… private owned category was for people who owned cars or some motorized, old, mechanical machine. Most contests were between teams of firemen."

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

"In the 1950s, middle class families got in their cars and drove to “Vacationland.” The Development of an island-wide identity"

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…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

""Sunbeam" as a car ferry, Swan's Island, ca. 1960Swan's Island Historical Society The Seawind, run by Fred Thomas and George Stanley, departed…"

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…"

Historic Hallowell - City Marshals

"… the same as in 1939 with the addition of a patrol car. Fitz Morris was a son of William George Fish. He was born on April 17, 1873."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Bob's Bears

"… other a small "two-bear trailer" pulled behind a car. Where this mini-menagerie arrived from I never found out, but as it was Bangor fair time I…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"There were trolley cars running back and forth to Bangor, and steam-powered vessels departing regularly from the wharf on the Penobscot to Boston."

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."

Blue Hill, Maine - Long Island: The Forgotten Community - Page 1 of 3

"… would be a lot more involved than taking a car like we would today. It probably meant spending the night, preparing for the elements, and more."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… See a Red Sox game in Boston—easy, hop in your car, drive to Boston via high-speed roads, see the game, and return home the same day."