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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"By the 1870s, sixty-five trains a day transported passengers and freight in and out of Portland and through Scarborough."

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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"On May 29, 1957, an act authorizing ferry service for North Haven, Vinalhaven, Islesboro and Swan's Island was approved."

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"The inn that offered accommodations to passengers arriving in Lubec still stands today on Pleasant Street. Herring being transported, Lubec, ca."

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Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… of the Maine Central Railroad Station when passenger service ended in 1959. Downtown Bath was in flux, without a clear identity."

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Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"Passengers traveling south from Vanceboro or north from Bangor were halted at Lincoln and transported the rest of the way by bus and taxi."

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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… and family after 1796 and catered to stagecoach passengers, drovers, and peddlers. Horses were cared for in the taverns' stables."