The Lost Trotting Parks Storyboard Archives

The Lost Trotting Parks Storyboard Archives

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Unity's Lost Trotting Park

In 1875 the Maine legislature empowered the Unity Park Association in Unity, Maine to raise funds for the development of a trotting park. The trotting park is now Unity Raceway. According to Robert Winship harness racing occurred at the park into the late 1930's. His grandfather owned a 1/3 interest in the park. After his graduation from high school in 1935, Robert worked at the trotting park. He dragged the track after each race.

We are still searching for photographs, newspaper clippings, and programs from the Unity Park Association. If you are a harness racing memorabilia collector and have an items related to Unity, please call Stephen Thompson at 207-242-7774 or e-mail lifework50@gmail.com.

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