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The Biddeford and Saco Railroad
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Small but important among the electric railways of Maine during the golden era of the trolley car was the Biddeford and Saco Railroad which motorized its seven mile system in 1939 after a half century of rail service in the twin cities of Biddeford and Saco and to the neighboring summer resort, Old Orchard Beach.
A busy and prosperous little road for many years, the Biddeford and Saco was a key segment in the continuous electric railway route from the New Hampshire state line to the heart of Central Maine, serving as the connecting link between the Atlantic Shore Railway and the Portland Railroad Company in addition to providing terminal trackage for the latter at Saco and Old Orchard Beach. As a matter of fact, for a time the Biddeford and Saco was controlled by the Portland system through stock ownership by Portland Railroad officials.
The Biddeford and Saco operated the last open cars in the Pine Tree State and was the last street railway in New England to run opens in regular scheduled service. It is one of the oldest New England transit properties still operating under its original corporate title but its greatest distinction lies in the fact that it continues to maintain the basic five cent fare-the same fare with which it began operation in 1888! In recent years, the B&S has been given nationwide publicity over this unusual state of affairs -- unusual in that there are very few bus lines in this country where a nickel retains its old-time dignity as the price of a ride .https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1031/thumbnail.jp
Brief History of Dow Air Force Base and the 4060th Air Base Group
Get PDFDow Air Force Base played a very active part in World War II. Such organization and commands as the 1st Fighter Group, 91st, 92nd, 93rd, 97th, 303rd, 306th and 308th Bombardment groups were here [in Bangor, Maine] as well as the 92nd Reconnaissance Group, the 332nd Sub-Depot, the Air Transport Command, the 1905th, 1906th, 1913th and 942th Aviation Engineer Regiments, and the Headquarters of the 135th Army Airways Communications System operated from here.
No author is ascribed. No date of authorship provided either. Last year referenced in this brief history is 1956.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/dow_books/1008/thumbnail.jp
Heaving a line: old cap\u27s tall tales of land and sea
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Down along the Maine coast, tales are spun of the days when men were sailors and great adventures lay at every port.
Now, sitting by the fire, Old Cap retells some of his mightiest and funniest adventures. Very tall tales they are indeed. We suspect the old sea dog\u27s imagination is bigger than truth can tell.
He takes you into lands and seas where anything can happen at any time -- a real Alice in Wonderland for grownups.
The night the howling nor\u27easter smashed the Lizzie M.; taking to the woods as a lumberjack; catching fish with a pitchfork; Gramp\u27s noisy corpse; the porker in the chimney -- all provide Old Cap with some of his merriest tales.
You\u27ll chuckle at how Old Cap outsmarted a man-eating shark in a swimming race -- and at the rooster applying artificial respiration to his brood of Rhode Island Reds.
You\u27ll meet some real characters who were raised on salted codfish and boiled potatoes. They are Salty, who engineered a tail-pulling contest between a biting mustang and a kicking mule; Hardtack, a ferocious footballer; Gramp, who took his auto-driving test as he would a sloop in a high wind.
All these short short-stories take you right into the wharf-side bunker with its pot-bellied stove. So pull up a rocking chair, light your pipe and come along as Old Cap takes you over land and sea into some of the most nonsensical adventures a man ever dreamed of.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1054/thumbnail.jp
Map of Bangor, 1956
No full textMap of the City of Bangor, put out by the Chamber of Commerce, Bangor, Me. Revised Feb. 1 1956https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/maps_bangor_city/1006/thumbnail.jp
The Oracle, 1956
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The ultimate goal for a high school student is the attainment of graduation. Graduation means not only receiving the long awaited diploma, but also donning, with quiet dignity, the symbols of a scholar -- the cap and gown.
We, the class of 1956, have chosen the cap and gown as the theme for our yearbook, because to us these symbols represent the highest academic achievement that any of us has yet received. We have, at long last, earned the right to wear the robes and mortar boards. We have earned the right to step across a platform, shake a well-known hand, and receive a document that confirms the fact that our scholastic endeavors have not been in vain.
As you read the Oracle, we hope you will remember our class motto, A cap of knowledge insures a gown of success. The cap and gown is a symbol of an end and of a beginning for every student -- the end of the Childhood road and the commencement on the Adult way.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/bhs_yearbooks/1019/thumbnail.jp
Bangor Public Library Annual Report 1956
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Portland-Lewiston Interurban: a history of the finest electric interurban railway to run in the State of Maine
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This is the story of New England\u27s finest interurban -- the Portland-Lewiston Interurban -- which connected Maine\u27s two largest cities from 1914 to 1933.
A high speed road operating almost entirely over private right-of-way, it provided the best in passenger and freight transportation for nearly 20 years and was abandoned only when steadily increasing highway competition made continued operation financially impossible.
Its 30-mile single track line was of substantial construction -- as well buit as many steam railroads -- and its rolling stock was outshopped by two of the country\u27s leading carbuilders, Laconia and Wason. Modern methods of power distribution were employed and operations were conducted in a careful and efficient manner.
Both limited and local service were offered, with cars leaving each terminus every hour during the day. Speed, comfort and safety was the slogan of the Portland-Lewiston Interurban and it is notable that only one accident of any consequence ever took place on the road.
Although the Portland-Lewiston Interurban has been gone for more than two decades, it is still well and fondly remembered in the area it served.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1042/thumbnail.jp
Maine for winter vacations
Get PDFEach year a greater number of people are discovering opportunities for relaxation and enjoyment in the winter season. Whether this takes the form of skiing and winter sports or simply a restful stay at one of the many fine hotels, motels, inns or sporting camps that remain open year-round, Maine invites you to spend your Winter Holiday in the Pine Tree State this year.
The State of Maine, with 33,040 square miles of all grades of forested terrain -- majestic Pine and Spruce in a blanket of white -- is a veritable Christmas Tree land from December into April.
The ever changing artistry of Nature, bathing the countryside in a cloak of winter white is a challenge to artists and photographers and a delight to the vacation-traveller.
A fresh fall of snow clinging to the endless forests of evergreen, glistening like trillions of priceless jewels in the warming sun; a grey-blue sea along 2,500 miles of jutted coastline, smoking skyward on a frosty morning; the exhilaration of a winter walk along the stillness of a country lane and the thrill of gliding over any one of 2,500 crystal-clear ice locked lakes and ponds, on a moonlight night-these are some of the rewards waiting the winter vacationist in Maine this year.
The public roadway system containing 3,000 miles of U. S. and State Highways, 106 miles of Turnpike, and 22,000 miles of secondary and feeder roads are kept open, well plowed and sanded, regardless of weather.
Although not generally regarded as a mountain State , Maine has several spectacular mountain ranges containing 20 peaks over 4,000\u27, 300 well over 3,000\u27, and innumerable lesser mountains and hills.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1070/thumbnail.jp
Bangor\u27s Industrial Parks: City of Bangor, Maine, Planning Board and Industrial Development Department, 1956
Get PDFWhen the war ended in 1945, a wholesale grocer and a hardware jobber who were located In the downtown congested area of Bangor began looking for new sites for their warehouses. After surveying the entire area, they decided that the most desirable location was a tract of land about 2.5 miles from downtown Bangor, located on the main line of the railroad and on U.S. Route 2. The area consisted of a 260 acre farm. Since the interests of the two wholesalers coincided, they formed the Bangor Real Estate Development Company to purchase and develop the land.
After the land was purchased, the real estate company, with the help of engineers and architects, laid out parcels of land in the part of the district that it would first develop. It drained part of the area, graded it, and lnstalled roads, sewers, electrlclty, drainage facilities, and water. These Improvements were financed partially by the development company and partially by the city, under arrangements the city offers to anyone. The real estate company also had test borings made throughout the area to provide data on the type of Iand and the Ioads it will bear. The Maine Central Railroad built a lead track to the edge of the district and the real estate company financed over a mile of spur tracks to the rear of sites to prevent interference with street traffic, truck loading docks, and parking areas.
Includes several maps and photographs.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/city_bur_book/1006/thumbnail.jp