Maine Memory Network

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

"… Railroad Company operated horse-drawn cars on rails that ran through Scarborough and other area towns."

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

"By 1959, rail freight revenues were sufficient enough to offset losses in passenger numbers and passenger service was terminated."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"There was great excitement that July when the rails of the Biddeford and Saco Railroad Company were finally connected to those of the Portland…"

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

"However, diking and development of roads and rail lines across the marsh negatively impacted the marsh, destroying soils and natural vegetation."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… speed highways cut through the city but doomed rail transportation. City officials struggled with ways to revitalize its city core along the banks…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Transportation

"At first, the only way into the area was to travel through New Brunswick via the St. John River in Durham boats."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… to another; and if marks were cut just right, the traveler could find his way after dark. Later, branches and trees were cleared from the paths to…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Welcome

"… visitor, an educator, or a curious "virtual traveler," we invite you to discover the rich history of Scarborough by exploring this vibrant website…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… Presque Isle’s city limits from south on Route 1, travelers are greeted with a sign that says “Welcome to Presque Isle, the Hub of Aroostook…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… progressed the Bear Clan from Tobique would travel up the Aroostook River (originally the Moosiec River (River of Moose)."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"In 1875, Arthur went to work for his brother as a traveling salesman. Arthur was very good at this job."

Life on a Tidal River - The Flying Torah

"… to become the pilot of the "Flying Torah" as he traveled the world teaching the word of scripture."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"… Scarborough Middle School students invite you to travel back in time to witness the evolution of a variety of things found in any Scarborough…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… 14, 1934Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Traveling in a snowstorm from Portland to New York on 14 January 1934, the Eastern Steamship…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"Fall and spring it traveled on wheels and in the winter on runners.The number of school children riding school buses in Scarborough has risen…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"A second rail line, the Aroostook Valley Rail Road (AVR), was completed ca. 1910. Winter Carnival arrivals, New Sweden, 1936New Sweden…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Maine Railroads

"It also had its own train station. You could travel from New Sweden to Woodland to Caribou to Presque Isle and return."

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"… Ernestine Rose, a feminist and abolitionist who traveled around the world. Frederick Douglas visited Bangor because to meet with Reverend Amory…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians

"… just to earn extra money, but Curtis wanted to travel and sell his gum all around the world. Two years later, he and his father began a business…"

Life on a Tidal River - Four Important Women of Bangor

"… Her Circle, many newspaper articles, and even a traveling guide. Throughout her life Mary Alden Hopkins became a renowned writer, and her articles…"

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"Improved water and rail transport speeded and increased distribution of raw materials, finished goods—and fashion news—to remote or newly settled…"

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

"… carnations and snapdragons that were shipped by rail to markets in Boston and Bangor. The business ran from 1927-1959, operated successively by…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 1 of 4

"They had over 200 uniformed employees covering the rails from Chicago, Illinois, to Portland, Maine, and east to Halifax, Nova Scotia, with steamboat…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"When the rail line was abandoned and the tracks taken up, it removed the natural barrier surrounding the fair grounds."