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Historical Items

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Item 34148

Black Point, Scarborough, ca. 1741

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1741 Location: Scarborough Media: Paper on cardboard

Item 20784

Black Point, Scarborough, ca. 1633 - 1728

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1633 Location: Scarborough Media: Ink on paper, map

Item 29383

Black Point Road, Scarborough, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1900 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

A Convenient Soldier: The Black Guards of Maine

The Black Guards were African American Army soldiers, members of the segregated Second Battalion of the 366th Infantry sent to guard the railways of Maine during World War II, from 1941 to 1945. The purpose of the Black Guards' deployment to Maine was to prevent terrorist attacks along the railways, and to keep Maine citizens safe during the war.

Exhibit

Rebecca Usher: 'To Succor the Suffering Soldiers'

Rebecca Usher of Hollis was 41 and single when she joined the Union nursing service at the U.S. General Hospital at Chester, Pennsylvania. Her time there and later at City Point, Virginia, were defining experiences of her life.

Exhibit

Amazing! Maine Stories

These stories -- that stretch from 1999 back to 1759 -- take you from an amusement park to the halls of Congress. There are inventors, artists, showmen, a railway agent, a man whose civic endeavors helped shape Portland, a man devoted to the pursuit of peace and one known for his military exploits, Maine's first novelist, a woman who recorded everyday life in detail, and an Indian who survived a British attack.

Site Pages

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Site Page

Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"Whitney, Clerk. Trustees were Floyd Black and Raymond Jacobs. Contentious weathervane at Claude L."

Site Page

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"Carrey. Her time in Surry was the launching point of her career and she went on to work on Broadway, in television and in movies."

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Surry by the Bay - Surry Opera Company

"… and multi-piano performances, and at some point everyone joining together for a rousing Mozart chorus or two."

My Maine Stories

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Story

Learning to fly and instructing cadets at West Point during WWII
by Vera Cleaves

West Point during World War II

Story

Catching live bait with Grandfather
by Randy Randall

We never bought live bait for fishing. Grandfather caught all the minnows and shiners we needed.

Story

An enjoyable conference, Portland 2021
by John C. Decker, Danville, Pennsylvania

Some snippets from a 4-day conference by transportation historians in Portland, September 7-11, 2021