Keywords: Oak Hill Railroad Station
Item 31708
Oak Hill Railroad Station and Peterson's Grain Store, Scarborough, ca. 1905
Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1905 Location: Scarborough Media: Slide, transparency
Item 31713
J.P. Wiggin, Scarborough, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1895 Location: Scarborough Media: Slide, transparency
Exhibit
From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album
William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.
Exhibit
Looking Out: Maine's Fire Towers
Maine, the most heavily forested state in the nation, had the first continuously operational fire lookout tower, beginning a system of fire prevention that lasted much of the twentieth century.
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4
"The West Scarboro station was located near the junction of Old Blue Point and Portland Street (Milliken Mills Road)."
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4
"… at Sweetsers, just south of the Nonesuch River; Oak Hill; Scottow, just before the marsh; Southgate, on the Portland end of Dow’s farm; Dunstan…"
Story
History of Forest Gardens
by Gary Libby
This is a history of one of Portland's oldest local bars
