Maine Memory Network

Old Portsmouth Toll Bridge, Portsmouth, N.H., ca. 1915

Contributed by: Stanley Museum Date: circa 1915 Location: Portsmouth Media: Photographic print

Old Toll Bridge, Brunswick, 1875

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: 1875 Location: Brunswick Media: Photograph, print

Washington County Through Eastern's Eye

Images taken by itinerant photographers for Eastern Illustrating and Publishing Company, a real photo postcard company, provide a unique look at industry, commerce, recreation, tourism, and the communities of Washington County in the early decades of the twentieth century.

Summer Folk: The Postcard View

Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."

Westport Island History Committee

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"Objecting to the toll, stagecoach operator Josiah Paine avoided the marsh by creating at his own expense a direct route from Dunstan to Stroudwater."