Keywords: ferryman
Item 79432
Rumford Center Ferry, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Rumford Media: Postcard
Item 79435
Rumford Point Ferry dock, ca. 1940
Contributed by: Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Date: circa 1940 Location: Rumford Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
MY ISLAND HOME: Verlie Colby Greenleaf of Westport Island
Verlie Greenleaf (1891-1992) bore witness to over a century of Westport Island's history. Many changes occurred during Verlie's 100-year life. Verlie Greenleaf donated photographs, personal notes, and sat for an interview in 1987, all part of the Westport Island History Committee's collection. Her words frame this exhibition, providing a first-person account of her life.
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway
"… River, and Ambrose Boaden was the first ferryman.(1) Around 1673 the town was ordered to have good and sufficient means to transport horses."
