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

"… 174, 1821 ------ “An Act to Incorporate the Cumberland Dyke Company.” Chapter 451, 1870 ------ “An Act to Incorporate the Little River Dyking…"

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

"… and brothers William and Cyrus King, built the Cumberland Turnpike, the first turnpike in New England."

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

"… Civil War Seth Scamman and partners formed the Cumberland Diking Company, the Little River Diking Company and the Southgate Diking Company."

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

"The present owner, Stanley Bayley, is a nephew of Paul Bayley, founder of the original company. Clam Permit, town of Scarborough…"

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

"… of the rails of the Biddeford & Saco Railroad Company to those of the Portland Railroad Company.(2) Scarborough would have trolley service at last…"

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

"The company was founded in Portland in 1872, and at one time was only one of seven such companies in the country."

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

"Burnham & Morrill was the first company in the United States to commercialize clamming. Its first factory began operations at the end of Seavey’s…"

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

"… when the rails of the Biddeford and Saco Railroad Company were finally connected to those of the Portland Railroad Company, connecting South…"

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

"Winslow Homer at Prouts Neck. Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1966 Looking for Educator Resources for this exhibit?"

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

"… lobster that exceeded the range of smack boats, companies such as Burnham & Morrill began canning lobster meat."

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

"… act allowing existence of the Southgate Diking Company. Scarborough Historical Society Collection: Clamming Thurlow, Bruce."

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

"… the Council for New England had granted several companies portions of the same territory from the Piscataqua to the Penobscot."

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

"The railroad company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Eastern Railroad, was the first link between Portland and Boston and points south."

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

"A Portland salvage company removed as much cargo and salvageable parts as possible, but local residents scavenged much of the Middleton’s cargo of…"