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Western Maine Foothills Region - Buckfield

"The Rumford Falls and Buckfield Railroad passed through the town. Its depot was at Buckfield Village, the business center for the area."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Hugh J. Chisholm, Sr. - Page 1 of 2

"He ultimately sold newspapers on the Grand Trunk Railroad System. He formed a partnership with his brother, in 1861, to publish papers for this…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - About the Project

"Rumford Falls, Buckfield Railroad, ca. 1870Maine Historical Society From the beginning, the RSU has endeavored to forge cohesion among its far-flung…"

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

"… paper when he sold newspapers on the expanding railroad lines. Within only a few years, Hugh and his brother, the “Chisholm Brothers”, had…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"… Andrew Carnegie Foundation, the Aroostook Valley Railroad (an electric railroad that connected residents to nearby towns), the Northern Maine…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Company building, Presque Isle, 1921Presque Isle Historical Society Gould’s original plan was to…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Continental Paper Bag Company

"At the same time, a railroad track was laid between the factory and the warehouse, permitting the loading of as many as 22 cars at one time."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"… steel Rumford Falls Bridge, the Rangeley Lakes Railroad bridge, and the Ridlonville bridge were washed away."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"… the story of the Buckfield and Rumford Falls Railroad, or all those stagecoach lines that used to run hither and thither? What was it really like…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… Company, and the Rumford Falls and Rangeley Lakes Railroad. With the construction of the Oxford Paper Company in the planning stages, he could see…"

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

"Carlton Corliss of the Association of American Railroads and Congressman Clifford G. McIntire suggested that Presque Isle bid for the right to…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… banks of the Androscoggin River, bounded by the railroad, stood Peru’s largest business, the factory known first as Berst Foster, Dixfield Company…"

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

"… connection of the rails of the Biddeford & Saco Railroad Company to those of the Portland Railroad Company.(2) Scarborough would have trolley…"

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

"The railroad company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Eastern Railroad, was the first link between Portland and Boston and points south."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Student Exhibits

"… and Grant Building The Patten Free Library The Railroad Station Sagadahoc Block and Sagadahock House The Sagadahoc County Courthouse 94 Front…"

Life on a Tidal River - Project Process

"The Public Library chose the early railroad transportation topic not only because they own important primary source materials but also because it…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3

"Visitors to the museum can still ride the railroad along the Sandy River, albeit only for a limited distance."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The Bangor and Piscataquis Canal and Railroad Company operated twelve miles of track between Bangor and Old Town beginning in 1836."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Wood Products of Strong

"When the route of the narrow gauge railroad through Freeman was established several miles from the mill, it was apparent that he could not benefit…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3

"… York, where she advocated for the Narrow Gauge Railroad as a means of accessing bountiful fishing and hunting grounds in the Western Maine…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor: Lumber Capital of the World

"At the same time, the Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869 which made it easier to ship products across the country."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3

"Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad station, Strong, ca. 1910 Today one can still hitch ride on the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad at…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Typical of this era, a railroad and hotel built in 1816 named the Commercial Hotel were present on the northwest corner of the intersection."