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

"From there County Road went to the meadow onto Eastern Road, part of the Eastern Trail today, then meandered up over Scottow’s Hill and down the…"

Old Canada Road Historical Society

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Old Town Hall and Grant Building

"Old Town Hall and Grant Building Text by Jocelyn Bernier, Savannah Rice, Shawn Russell, and Cody Seekins 7th grade students at Bath Middle School…"

Old York Historical Society

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

"… Speedway at the corner of Holmes Road and Two Rod Road was built in 1949 on the site of an old horse track."

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

"… Blue Point and Portland Street (Milliken Mills Road). It ceased operation in the 1920s and the building moved.(5) It was later burned down as a…"

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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - More on the Old Ell

"… when her old age necessitated moving out of the Old Ell and down the road into her niece Marcia Savage’s home."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old Ell is Born

"Like the Old House, the Old Ell saw more than one move. Its first move was just to the east of the present day Sand Garden feature in the Asticou…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"… Drive above the Asticou Inn where the main road of Route 3 meets the upper end of the Asticou Way as well as Asticou Hill Trail."

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

"… frequent and convenient rail service to Portland, Old Orchard Beach and Saco following what is now Route 1.(1) Trolley at Dunstan…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Welcome

"… a place that brings together the new and the old, the ocean and the land. It creates a stronger sense of community through a greater understanding…"

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

"Moulton, Augustus. Old Prouts Neck. Portland, ME: Marks Printing House, 1924. Paine, Lincoln P. Down East: A Maritime History of Maine ."

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

"… Stratton and Bluff Islands would often go toward Old Orchard Pier. However, they would not fish any of the islands found at the Saco River…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"… but were still used in the same way as the old desks and tables. However, in the 1960s, round tables became common to encourage students to work…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"They only had abacuses (old-fashioned calculators), stereoscopes (a hand-held viewing instrument that created three-dimensional images of landscapes…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"6 Old Brunswick Road Bath, ME 04530 (207) 443-8270 http://www.bms.rsu1.org email: hcorrigan@rsu1.org Maine Community Heritage Project The Maine…"

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…"