Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-18

tsonneSrsug the new hcrnex with TN
alder Settlements and an irregular
s1st af arrangement IF rough rnzds
E1iat.ng Hrm csnrrza prints On the
coxSf raszlli<sa-
A TACT nrt - - snsr ssEs1- 81 Is ting.
Hatll me aErfw pax- Of. The sASg eer=
flr-y sacn Village waS. przx.-5raslN an
Independent. cazn1nnnzIF. hzttnE is
owa 1.ruEr.h- saaeksznazri SfsDenaRkEr-
g-ssI zlE and country xgos~ Turn
pike IxssSlrs zna t1If tHz5Exp ara ha-dlr
mere t-aan names g fas rfesenr ssn-
e-s-a13oa. Maine had psne6razly az
knowledge Of the-se uze rhe Rere-
customary nzr OF In 1a,zarisv rra4ls
chartered bv the Asssaxshsszerss beg
lssn4usre Tor the EiEfxncs OF Maine.
FIRE ware built Inc E8rxr EzIzneer'-
land. IAe Raz4a, sian NlsEssEE, ana
Il oalwir.n- me Tfscssser aud An
-as1a and me Camden
The First Cumberland TasraEAse
Corporation WIS chartered Jslne -.
1902, and built rAae raRd IN S1;aE1bnro
winch inns aaETa1eastes9N about q
m1it and u hat beginning a. EA3zs-
SLAMS Carner Just noxrh al Old
Orchard Beach is the na--'sw ossE;3eI
af q broad aEea q InnrsflsRnG wssit-s
extends inland fer alsIznfre Of about
-hras miles. The early road herwf.sn
Portland and Boston bore wei m
Land ID aTaln fale naa--silv tract s-1u
~ W-as; St-as-offro made a wide asssessa,-
around L. passing 8ver ScaTzGu :
Hi ana liz gfr,sl2E a 3enggn Of over
zWe and q aa41 mites bevEaen paints
BBL little more than half d mile
apart Over tals interval the T1r-l-
pike was asailt ssen. A1-sE the gram
ing az me charter. - The. rsad 5RaIlss
was f,uis-slased BY cumotsr-taan county
and The -own Jointly fer s--~5te and
made free n 3hss.
The Camden Tui,nnlke IS totar one
If tae picturesque drives n Maine
Although iIs Toil collecting tiaEs were
from no. 70 SD. The Tgtad IS stab
known as -ne Turnpike The Bath
Turnpike was community known rs
Governor King Turnpike, from the
1ac- taa1 he WAS is chief promoter
and owner Although the rnaa Was
eagai niles long he pr>o9erf was
more # tail bridge 77enta1g than 4
I-rlad. Cor the eiasiac.ir 10 L.,aTet Offered
bv -he New Meadows RIVER p2S me
llfhcultv - be ovsgx,Gme- En1 Z
-IrrnIke wtls }rllli and one which
had a leading part IA The develop
Ine,- of Central ana Eastern Name.
X iscusss,t and No8lxlch Turnpike
extended from me first named I'd
Days Ferry which had been IN aper-
anon sirce I-i5 The charter Tor the
road WIS granted June -, 1885.
Th4 Nzscaseef ana Augusta Turn
yalhs. r-aa from -he CaulT House 4n
w1scasset 70 the newly hnllr Eoll
bridge over me hAnneDt'c -gAssr Al
aa.-usaa- This roAd was NV bus4f
aYsrsl about ~ Tar1plAtes as als-
-5nEuisnea tram ir1e ordinary roars n
me same tzne were iAnss ON which
-a-+.s barred t.1h progress Of me IG-aN-
=ler al winch a aaTmen- vas It
!ria-1GitsS for the privilege Of 1slng the
road Suca 7aTrne-2t was .,s4ita toii
and EaEs .ale.s Were known as soll
s-a1ss. The privilege af building sacn
rrlI-aulkes anG Of collecting Lol there
an was conferred ny me STAKE Legs
2a-1.rve anvn s-a7-ous individuals IN
dt.r me form 81 turnpike ecrzsor'arsnns
a-1d the reads We're buIlt ny ;T-E'st -,
,.szalra-. wt-T-a privately owned and
were aT,s1-aze-a fpr. rn- raNena~ de-
--y-eti 4-,aln me collection Of The rolls.