Maine Memory Network

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

"(Chair rail was known bullhead rail and the “chair” held the rail to the ties.) The railroad operated six locomotives, two carriages for passengers…"

Historic Hallowell - Natural Resource to Finished Product

"… house, storehouse, boiler-house with stack and a rail siding. Workers produced building stones, paving stones and statuary and monuments."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Growing Up in Masardis - Page 2 of 4

"… and friends would all play softball in the yard with everyone who would come to their house. As far as sports were concerned, there was only…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - National Community Christmas Tree - 1959

"… Public crew on hand works to secure hundred of yards of rope to the tree. Presque Isle Historical Society Cutting down the National…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"Most of the pines measured about a yard across and one hundred feet high and grew so close to each other there was no room for limbs to sprout for…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Lowell's General Store, Commerce, & the Railroad

"Farm. Yard with horses, wagons, milk cans-needed) and brought new business to Lowell’s Store. Croswell's Store c."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"… nineteenth century kids would play in the school yard before school. When it was time for kids to come in a teacher would stand in the doorway and…"

Lincoln, Maine - Railroads

"The passenger rail first went from Old Town to Lincoln, and was later expanded to Bangor. The rail was used by sports teams to go to out of town…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Population Decline in Maine's Coastal Counties

"… the market for fresh fish, and the expansion of rail lines resulted in a greater distribution of product."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"He was in charge of the task of building a rail line from Duluth, Minnesota to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"Many of these damages occurred along the rail line, interrupting the only rail link between Vanceboro and Bangor."

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"… on the right looks over the temporary parapet (railing) of the bridge down onto the Lubec waterfront, still an active herring/sardine economy…"