Maine Memory Network

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

"1949Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Fire Trucks From 1931 to the mid-1950s, Scarborough was home to D.E."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"… Library As the fire spread down the block, the horses were all escorted out of the livery stables safely and only some of their equipment."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"… heading to the railroad station, often using horse-drawn buggies for transportation. Liveries were common in the age of the railroad, and a large…"

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

"Some time after Portland became electrified in the 1880s, the horse cars were converted to electrics or “trolleys.” By the early 1900s, electricity…"

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

"… were cleared from the paths to allow passage for horses. As the settlements grew, attention was given to roads and ferries."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"Once cut, horses and oxen, shod in bog shoes, hauled the harvested hay to staddles. To increase acreage yields, large-scale diking was undertaken."

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…"

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

"… over Scottow's Hill, but the hill was so steep horses had to be switched at the top to complete the journey."

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…"

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

"… Oak Hill station was a busy shipping point for horses and livestock for the Union Army.(6) Scarboro Beach Railroad Station, 1909Scarborough…"

Patten Lumbermen's Museum

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Historic Hallowell - Ice Harvesting on Cascade Pond

"… you would load the ice on the wagon or into the truck and off you would go.” “Then my father bought a truck to haul the ice."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Presque Isle’s Historic Fire Station

"… was built in 1950 to house the larger ladder trucks. When the municipal offices relocated next door in 1960, the building continued to serve as the…"

Lincoln, Maine - Cars, Model T

"Cars and trucks are made differently. Cars and trucks are made more professionally, and they can be very luxurious."

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

"… Free Library Then my father bought a truck to haul the ice. That was a sad day for us boys because you used to hitch your sleds to the ice wagons…"

Historic Hallowell - The Tiger and the Lion

"… 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 the fire."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… first by horse and buggy, later by delivery truck. These businesses proliferated during the '40s and '50s, when islanders had recovered from the…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"Skyline’s outdoor riding arena and surrounding fields provide a venue for equine events where carriage and sleigh drivers bring to life horse-drawn…"

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Later, gasoline powered trucks were used until the ice harvesting operation closed down around 1950. Ice harvesting, Cascade Pond, Hallowell, ca."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting and Ice Houses on the Bombahook

"Later, gasoline powered trucks were used until the ice harvesting operation closed down around 1950. Ice harvesting, Cascade Pond, Hallowell, ca."

Guilford, Maine - Special Events

"… Floats, Business Floats, and area fire trucks, antique automobiles, several bands, and even a doll carriage parade."

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

"Whether they are carried by a horse drawn wagon, or a 320 horsepower truck, the island spirit survives."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"In 1931 the Town purchased their first fire truck, a 1931 Ford which is still running today. Turner House in Winter, Guilford, ca."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"The Red Wing brought the first tar truck to the island to oil the roads. Governor Brann Ferry, Islesboro, ca."