Maine 200 Banner -- Finding Maine's Lost Trotting Parks -- from the 19th Century into the 20th Century

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This banner presents the names of communities throughout New England that supported trotting parks many beginning in the 19th century. The three pages from the Argus newspaper provides articles on the early trotting parks that existed in the greater Portland area. Around 1940 aerial photos were taken of the State of Maine. Many of the photos show the halos of the old trotting parks before the land was taken over by businesses, neighborhoods, forests, and sometimes schools. Through this banner individuals can create strategies for discovering the locations of lost trotting parks. 

Check out the Lost Trotting Parks Archives at http://losttrottingparks.blogspot.com 

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