Maine Memory Network

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"… railroad that stretched a mile long complete with cars and 30 ton engine to accomodate their huge business."

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

"… he had attended the dedication via special rail car, returning to Portland and then to his New York City apartment."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The History of Stockholm

"By the time 1904 came they were shipping two cars of product each week. The company also ran a starch factory from 1904 though 1909."

Historic Hallowell - Blizzards in Hallowell

"Eventually neither cars nor the plows could even drive through it. Some areas of snow measured fifteen feet in depth."

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"They stayed for five years and invented the car horn. After the O’Brien Electrophone Company moved out, the Johnson Shoe Factory moved in and took…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry at the Mouth of the Vaughan Stream

"The car was powered by a small, locomotive engine. They drove it to Augusta and back to the McClench Machine Shop in Hallowell to be dismantled and…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… is now progressing, it will be finished and the cars running over it by middle of September. We know little about the Depot buildings, other than…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Storm Day 1

"Like cars, and homes. The weathermen were warning people that the storm was going to last the rest of the week."

Historic Hallowell - Shipping

"… snow covered the roads, and in the spring, the car would ruin the road because of the mud. According to Sam Webber."

Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort

"People were encouraged to ride together in cars. Although everything was rationed, there were still shortages; many items that would normally be…"

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Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… for watching the ball game, while hundreds of cars would also park in the outfield. It seems every town had its own team made up of local athletes…"

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"… at Church and Main, and appears to be a float and car posed for the parade Centennial Celebration float, Lubec, 1911 Lubec Historical Society…"

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

"And Washington Street would soon connect to Water Street, sometimes called Front Street, with the sweeping curve shown below."

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… a long drive, but I’m sure that if you took the car and some furs to sell on the way for gas, you can get there fine.” “Now that wouldn’t help your…"

Guilford, Maine - The Next Fifty Years 1916-1966

"… offering painting, welding and body work on cars. Central Maine Radio Services & Sales was established."

Lincoln, Maine - Thomas G. Libby

"… city with its vast fleet of vessels, steamers and cars, everything that my eyes beheld was a continual panorama of a new life.” When he left he had…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - V. Changing times: the Swan’s Island Ferry

"It was now possible for islanders to take a car to the mainland, run errands, and return on the same day."

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

"… long reign, Bass Park has seen it all: horse and car racing on its half-mile track, polo, baseball, circuses, soccer, carnivals, tractor pulls…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… school down to and across the brook; the little cars ran by gravity. The purpose of this railroad escapes reason – perhaps it was just for fun."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"They took the cars immediately after for a bridal tour – as, of course they must go the whole figure if it was cold weather – they returned in ten…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"… at the top of the hill and transported on cable cars down a track to a massive stone wharf where it was loaded on ships with a derrick."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… liquor, and load it onto Old Packard touring cars. Cruising down the Neck minus their headlights, the drivers would secure their cargo, and slip…"

Guilford, Maine - Modern History: 1966 to Present

"… enlarged; a furniture business expanded, a new car wash was constructed and the 16 units demolished in the flood were replaced with 24 new…"