Centennial Celebration
Damariscotta, Maine, 1948
Ross Hall and his horse, Polly, give Margaret Chase Smith a ride. Looking on are Mr. and Mrs. Ripley.
Photo courtesy of Calvin Dodge
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Margaret Chase sitting on a horse in 1918. Her father, George, is standing next to the animal. Margaret's future husband, Clyde Smith, can be seen standing in the background.
Before Margaret was born, the United States Postal Service Pony Express used horses to deliver mail and news westward beyond the Mississippi River. This relatively speedy, yet inherently dangerous, type of transportation was crucial for Americans to stay connected to each other from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
When Margaret was growing up, horse and carriage was the most popular way to travel. In the winter, sleighs provided a way to move over snow and ice. Bad weather, rough terrain, and the inability to traverse long distances still limited human travel.
In March 1955 during Senator Smith's world tour, she took a bullock cart ride with school children in the Faridabad Block of the Machhgar Village in India.
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