John A. Poor railroads scrapbook, 1844-1871.

New-York Historical Society

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York & Cumberland R.R. Co. (Me.)

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Atlantic and St. Lawrence Rail Road Company.

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Poor, John A. (John Alfred), 1808-1871

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Instrumental in establishing early railroads in Maine, expecially the Portland to Montreal line (Atlantic and St. Lawrence Rail Road Co.). From the description of John A. Poor railroads scrapbook, 1844-1871. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 325110458 Perhaps the same as John Alfred Poor, historian and Maine railroad man. If it is, some of the earlier documents are probably in another hand. From the description of John A. Poor natural histor...

Maine Central Railroad Company

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In 1845 the Androscoggin & Kennebec Railroad was chartered to build a line from Danville Junction on the Atlantic & St. Lawrence (Grand Trunk) to Waterville, and the Penobscot & Kennebec Railroad was chartered to extend the Androscoggin & Kennebec line to Bangor. The former line was completed to Waterville in 1849, and the first train entered Bangor over the latter road in August, 1855. These railroads, forming a continuous line between Danville Junction and Bangor, were consolid...

Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada

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Popham Colony.

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Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence, 1828-1914

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Chamberlain was born in Brewer, Maine, the son of Sarah Dupee (née Brastow) and Joshua Chamberlain, on September 8, 1828. Chamberlain was of English ancestry and could trace his family line back to twelfth-century England, during the reign of King Stephen. Chamberlain's great-grandfather Ebenezer, was a New Hampshire soldier in the French and Indian War, and the American Revolutionary War. Chamberlain's grandfather Joshua, was a ship builder, and colonel during the War of 1812, before moving his...

European and North American Railway Company

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The European and North American Railway Company was chartered by the Maine legislature in 1850 to construct a railroad to an ice free harbor in New Brunswick or Nova Scotia in order to shorten ocean voyages between North America and Europe. The company was incorporated in 1853 with John A. Poor as president. Building plans languished for years but were revived in 1864 when funding was secured. The company received credit of $1,000,000 from the city of Bangor to build the line and was also grante...