Published on HelloPortlandMaine.com In 1984, a fire on the east end of Portland led to the founding of the Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Company & Museum. Because the fire ruined a bridge that was part of the Canadian National Railroad right-of-way, that railroad ceased operations there and the state of Maine snatched up the property....
Published at HelloPortlandMaine.com Boothbay Railway Village in Boothbay, Maine, is unusual among New England museums; no other location exhibits classic automobiles, buildings from the 19th and 20th centuries, and narrow-gauge railroads in one museum. Only about an hour north of Portland, and roughly the same distance south of Augusta in the Mid Coast region,...
Published at HelloTroy.com Troy is close enough to Albany that many residents might make the mistake of only going to the larger city, a mere 15 minutes north, for lesiure activities and things to do with kids. However, should you and your family make the trip to this Capital Region city, rest assured that...
Published on HelloAlbany.com Sitting squarely next to the Albany Heritage Area Visitors Center in Quackenbush Square is one of the oldest buildings in the entire city, Quackenbush House. The Quackenbush House, so named because of the family that called the building home for nearly 150 years, stands as the second-oldest example of Dutch-type architecture...
Published on HelloHartford.com From 1640 to about 1810, the cemetery on Gold Street, the Ancient Burying Ground, was where every resident of Hartford was buried when they passed away. Now, it holds the title of Oldest Historical Site in the city and the only one that survives from the founding of Hartford in 1640. The oldest surviving...
