Maine Memory Network

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

"Of special interest are vehicles and accessories that demonstrate the technological advances that carry through to today’s automobiles, vans, and…"

Lubec, Maine - Parade, Pins and Pageantry, 1911

"Firefighting vehicle, Lubec, 1911Lubec Historical Society The I.O.R.M (Improved Order of Red Men) Band marched, followed by the Eastport High School…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 3 of 4

"… equipment until purchasing its first motorized vehicle in 1929. A Musical Culture. The stage was set for Blue Hill to emerge as a center of music…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - IV. Transitions and troubles: Private enterprise shoulders an island’s needs

"… Society With no larger boat to transport vehicles, for a period of time anyone wishing to bring a car to the island had to take it over on a…"

Aroostook Historical and Art Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"Poor roads, few motor vehicles, and no snow plows made travel difficult. Later when travel became easier, the towns remained insular."

Lincoln, Maine - Other Early Hospitals

"It was not bad, his vehicle was well-built, but it did send him to the hospital. This was the Lincoln Osteopathic Hospital on Lee Road."

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Travel was difficult for students without vehicles. Many students still preferrerd their local schoolhouses where they did not have to pay tuition."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"It was tough to get between villages before vehicles and roads were constructed. After settling happened between the different rivers and streams…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"The business had ramps that were used to haul vehicles between the ground level and second floor. A sign advertised Chase as a "Manufacturer of…"