Papers, 1889-1890.

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Papers, 1889-1890.

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Consisting primarily of Wade's correspondence with Fred G. Richards, president of the Portland National Bank, concerning the purchase of the Knox and Lincoln Railroad by a syndicate, and several letters from Arthur Sewall, president of the Maine Central Railroad; together with a photograph of Wade, and a draft of the assignment of the Knox and Lincoln Railroad to the Penobscot Shore Line Railroad Company.

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Maine Historical Society Library

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Knox & Lincoln Rail Road Company

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Knox and Lincoln Railway Company was organized in 1864 and sold to Penobscot Shore Line Railroad in 1890; the merged roads operated as Knox and Lincoln Railway Company, which was leased to Maine Central Railroad in 1891, and merged in 1901. From the description of Records of the Knox & Lincoln Rail Road Company, 1866-1901. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 558659087 ...

Wade, Levi C.

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Businessman of Boston, Mass. From the description of Papers, 1889-1890. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70973857 ...

Richards, Fred G.

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Penobscot Shore Line Railroad Company

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The company was incorporated in 1889 and purchased the Knox and Lincoln Railroad Company in 1890. The charter of the Penobscot Shore Line Railroad Company was repealed in 1901. From the description of Penobscot Shore Line Railroad Company records, 1890-1900. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 654850172 ...

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...

Sewall, Arthur, 1835-1900

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