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

"… by the mile, Franklin rode the post roads in his carriage with a homemade odometer attached to a carriage wheel to calculate distance traveled.(3)…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… Canadian tourists no longer had to endure long carriage trips to visit Scarborough beaches. By the 1870s, sixty-five trains a day brought…"

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"Farmers would keep a horse and wagon for backup in case roads were impassable for an automobile. Auto racing began soon after the construction of the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Educator Resources

"… Marsh Farmer?   Transportation Through the Years Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks People who called…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Explore the Exhibits

"… "Land of Much Grass" Click to see exhibit Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway Click to see exhibit Maritime Tales: Shipyards and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"Even as roads began to improve in the 1930s, farmers would keep a horse and wagon as backup. Aviation fever came to Scarborough in 1926 when Chester…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"This is the Payne Road of today. The War of 1812 served as an impetus toward Maine's path to statehood."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"Rail lines, roads and a pipeline across the marsh also negatively impacted the area, disturbing the hydrology, soils and natural vegetation and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… parts of an old schoolhouse that had been on Ross Road, at the high school graduation in the Town Hall."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… began operations at the end of Seavey’s Landing Road in Blue Point before 1869, using the same canning process as that used for farm produce, such…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"… Airport opened at a site off Pleasant Hill Road. Flying schools and service operations continued into the 1960s.(3) Remembrance Joseph Snow, a…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"Before roads, railroad bridges and tide gates, ocean water overflowed the marsh at high tide. Boats were able to sail up the Scarborough River and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"A toll road across the marsh between Dunstan and Oak Hill, the Cumberland Turnpike was the first turnpike in New England. Dr."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"… then moved to a home at Route 1 and Scottow Hill Road where he also had his practice. He was on call seven days a week: house calls were $5.00 and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… in the 1900s was Thurston & Bayley on Pine Point Road, almost across the street from Snow’s. Thurston & Bayley not only bought clams from diggers…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"… inland from the rivers and seacoast until after roads were developed in the early 1800s. Even though incorporated as a town in 1658, residents…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… a heavy surfboat more than nine miles over muddy roads to the eastern side of Prouts Neck. Three men rowed out to the Thomas and were able to get a…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"People Who Called Scarborough Home Rufus King Rufus King of Scarborough, ca. 1820Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Rufus King, the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Timeline of Events

"Timeline of Events   Watch movie about Scarborough's MCHP experience October 2008 Scarborough Team begins monthly meetings to explore grant…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maine Community Heritage Project

"Maine Community Heritage Project X The Maine Community Heritage Project (MCHP), a partnership between the Maine Historical Society and Maine…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Meet the Team

"Meet the Team The Scarborough MCHP team consists of the Scarborough Historical Society, the Scarborough Middle School, and the Scarborough Public…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"… Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering Lobster Fishing The first recorded lobster catch was in 1605 when crew from the Archangel, captained by…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4

"Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering I Remember Lobster Fishing in Scarborough Most clam and lobster fisheries in Scarborough have been…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"Transportation Through the Years Trolleys: The Electrics Come to Town Open Air Trolley, Scarborough, ca."