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

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

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… to the removal of old warehouses that lined the shores of the rivers and to the creation of new parks along the Penobscot and Kenduskeag."

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

"… hotels on the coast, such as the Checkley and Atlantic House, lured tourists who often arrived by train from Boston, New York, Montreal and beyond…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… first self-serve grocery store run by the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company. By 1941, six national chain stores anchored the downtown: J."

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

"… boundary of the coast, working closely with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, a compact of fifteen eastern seaboard states."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - John Frank Stevens

"He was in charge of the task of building a rail line from Duluth, Minnesota to Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… overpass further north marks the Maine Central Railroad line. In 1911, the MCRR track that went through Walnut Hill Village was rerouted to here…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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