Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"Society was here in force, and gayly dressed. . . . -New York Times, 22 Aug. 1901 Bar Harbor Horse ShowJesup Memorial Library A fine stable of…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Franklin County Agricultural Fair

"The men showed the animals, while the women showed off their handiwork. The Court House was used for the ladies reception and exhibition of foods…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 4 of 4

"When Landmarks acquired McCurdy’s, the horses had long since been replaced. No doubt the old ones at that time were worn out from hard use and being…"

Lincoln, Maine - Mills & Paper Industry - Page 1 of 2

"Even so, it was better than working your horses to pull out the logs, because the horses would wear out fast."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rusticators on the Rise

"… balls, musicales and lectures, yachting parties, horse shows, tennis tournaments, and an array of clubs which included swimming, canoe, and golf."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Braden Theater

"… named after John R Braden, a famous local harness horse owned by the Mooseleuk Club. There was a line of more than two hundred people who waited…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bass Park: A History of Fillies, Fame, and Fun

"… tractor pulls, rodeos, demolition derbies, horse shows, and even a trans-Atlantic balloon race."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"Using a long saw, picks, and horses as hauling devices to pull the ice off the river. Once the ice was off the river, it would be pulled by horse to…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"“Once there was enough ice for the horses then you would cut holes and set up the loading platform and wait for it to freeze in solid."

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"… Library The machine was built to be hauled by a horse team or truck. The Tiger had a team of forty people who pumped water into the hose and onto…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VII. Flow and ebb: the effects of industrial peak & global upheaval (1900-1955) - Page 1 of 3

"… city water (1885), electric lights (1886), the horse-drawn and then electric street railway (1888, 1892)."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mt. Zircon Reservoir - Page 2 of 3

"Mt. Zircon Reservoir The workmen and horses, hired by local contractor, James M. McGregor, cleared the “basin” for the Mt. Zircon Reservoir."

Blue Hill, Maine - A Real Downeast County Fair

"The cattle, sheep, goats, work horses, hogs and poultry on display range from magnificent to humble and show that animal husbandry is not gone from…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"… a Marlin Spike, 2 augers, a crow bar To shoeing a horse To mending a Mill Bar for Sam’l Wheeler Contra By a pair of boots By a bushel of corn By1…"

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"… Tuesday the 16th North Lubec Road was opened to horse traffic. The following week’s edition of the newspaper on January 25 reported that the town…"

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… Program Booklet listed events on Friday such as horse pulling, ball games, bean-hole bean supper, talent show, helicopter rides and a horseshoe…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond ~ A Family Affair

"… Free Library Once there was enough ice for the horses then you would cut holes and set up the loading platform and wait for it to freeze in solid."

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 3 of 4

"… years after, the herring sticks were placed on a “horse.” At the end of the smokehouse era but well before the time Van Riper took his pictures, an…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Leonard Trask, the Wonderful Invalid

"The horse stumbled and plunged, throwing Mr. Trask directly over its head. Mr.Trask was thrown onto the ground, landing forcefully on his neck and…"

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

"… the first school bus in town, pulled by a team of horses. The conveyance, built of wood, was rectangular in shape with seats along either side…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 1 of 2

"… dining room and traveler's rooms, it had a large horse stable. It was lost to fire in 1903, but part of the building was salvaged and relocated."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Horses first came to Islesboro in the early 1800s, purchased primarily by the wealthier residents. Horses were used as the main form of land-based…"

Lincoln, Maine - Osgood's Store

"It was first a horse stable. Then it became Porter Tailor Shop, which was tailoring for men. Then on November 12, 1943, Mr. Bennie F."

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

"… to improve in the 1930s, farmers would keep a horse and wagon as backup. Aviation fever came to Scarborough in 1926 when Chester Jordan and…"