Maine Memory Network

Old York Historical Society

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Parsons Memorial Library

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Seashore Trolley Museum

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Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood

"Additionally, towns in York County sought to remain part of Massachusetts because of their close proximity to Boston, while towns across the District…"

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

"… who often arrived by train from Boston, New York, Montreal and beyond. Set back on Route 1 not far from the Willowdale area was the Danish Village…"

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 - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… Traveling in a snowstorm from Portland to New York on 14 January 1934, the Eastern Steamship Company’s freighter Sagamore punctured its hull when…"

Eliot Baha'i Archives

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Acton-Shapleigh Historical Society

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 1 of 2

"… quarries in Biddeford, located out along the Pool Road. In 1866 they furnished the granite for the rebuilding of the breakwaters at the mouth of…"

Biddeford Historical Society

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William Fogg Public Library

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

"He became a member of the New York assembly and then was elected to the United States Senate, resigning in 1796 to become United States Minister to…"

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

"New York: Penguin Books, 2004. York Deeds. Vol. II, 114. Centervale Farm - Business and Retail Center X Shops at Bessey Square X"

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

"… interchange with the Atlantic Shore Railroad to York County points.(5) Rising operating costs and increasing use of automobiles weakened the…"

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

"… longer distances to markets in Boston and New York. In response to a demand for lobster that exceeded the range of smack boats, companies such as…"

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

"… shipped lobsters to the Fulton Fish Market in New York City and provided lobster meat to many Old Orchard Beach, Saco and Scarborough restaurants…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"1676 Largely an unexplored territory by European settlers, 17th century Maine mostly consisted of towns in present-day York County which had sworn…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Coasting Law of 1789

"… Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York. Although the fee was minimal, the time it took to port in each state would be a considerable…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"Additionally, many in York County opposed separation because the current capital in Boston would likely be closer than a new capital in Maine.[15] In…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2

"… only had three incorporated counties before 1790—York, Cumberland and Lincoln. Summarized list of grievances (in sidebar): Hatch, Maine, 108-109."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"This new road, later called State Road, entered Bath on building Washington Streets. The resulting congestion led to installation of Bath’s first…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 1, pages 000-26

"Shaw William D. McLaughlin Henry Garland New York Hippodrome Crystal Palace, London 1853 railroad accident, Chicago 1849 Bangor accident Soldiers…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and the Civil War Resources

"Small. New York: Fordham University Press, 2000. Smith, Ned. The 22nd Maine Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War: a History and Roster."