Keywords: lobster pound
Item 31645
Bayley's Lobster Pound, Scarborough, ca. 1948
Contributed by: Bruce Thurlow through Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1948 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print
Item 31056
Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1920 Media: Metal
Exhibit
Jameson & Wotton Wharf, Friendship
Since 1897, the Jameson & Wotton Wharf in Friendship has been an important addition to the community on Muscongus Bay. The wharf, which is accessible at all tides, was a steamboat stop for many years, as well as important to the lobster business.
Exhibit
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."
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4
"… lobster pound dealers have been Googin’s Lobster Pound, Fogg’s Lobster Pound, Thurlow’s Shellfish (formerly Googin’s Lobster Pound), Pine Point…"
Site Page
Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4
"A lobster pound allowed a dealer to hold lobsters for future sale or a newly molted lobster time to harden its shell."