Maine Memory Network

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

"… Authority, for the purpose of building a super highway.(8) The first section of highway opened in 1947 between Kittery and Portland."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Educator Resources

"… Through the Years Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks People who called Scarborough Home Catch of the…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Explore the Exhibits

"… to see exhibit Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway Click to see exhibit Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks Click to see exhibit…"

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

"Jones, Herbert G. The King's Highway from Portland to Kittery. Portland, ME: Longfellow Press, 1953. Karr, Paul and Jeff Clark."

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of North New Portland

"… t-beam bridge constructed by the Maine State Highway commission in 1921. On a 1909 post card the old bridge appears to be mostly constructed of…"

Historic Hallowell - History Celebrated, Threatened and Preserved

"A State highway construction plan proposed widening Water Street to a four-lane highway, by razing all the buildings between the Kennebec River and…"

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"… way, that state snowplow opened the road, later Highway 189, all the way to Whiting, linking to Highway 1 and ending the storm-imposed isolation."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of East New Portland

"… bridge constructed in 1936 by the Maine State Highway Commission. Covered Bridge: Covered Bridge at East New PortlandNew Portland Historical…"

Historic Hallowell - Important Buildings and Institutions

"In the 1960s an urban renewal proposal and a highway construction plan threatened to demolish many historic buildings in the downtown area."

Historic Hallowell - “Maine’s Century” Ends

"… another blow when construction of the interstate highway system divided its most valuable farmland and directed traffic away from its businesses."

Lincoln, Maine - Cars, Model T

"After the highway was built around Lincoln, people were provided with another way to get to other places."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - Bridges of West New Portland

"This bridge was constructed by the Maine State Highway Commission in 1923. This two span slab concrete span is the eastern bridge of the pair."

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 - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"People Who Called Scarborough Home Indian Jane Wackwarreska, Scarborough, ca. 1651Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Uphannum was the…"

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

"People Who Called Scarborough Home Text by Charlene Fenlason Images from Scarborough Historical Society & Museum and Rodney Laughton A number of…"

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

"People Who Called Scarborough Home Dr. Philip Haigis Dr. Philip Haigis, Scarborough, ca. 1960Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Dr."

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 2 of 4

"Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering Protection of clams in the Town of Scarborough, 1853Scarborough Historical Society & Museum By 1880…"

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 1 of 4

"Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering Text by Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Bruce Thurlow, Bill Bayley and Don…"

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…"