Maine Memory Network

Surry by the Bay - Resources

"Jellison, Connee. Hancock County a rock-bound paradise: A Bicentennial Pictorial. The Downing Company Publishers, 1990. Platt, David D."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 1 of 2

"… farmed with horses that would pull big drags with rocks piled on it. The drag would make flat paths. That looked like little roads."

Historic Clothing Collection - 1950-1960 - Page 1 of 4

"Louis. The emergent youth culture, with its rock & roll and pop music, and move towards less formal dress stimulated growth of a new branch of the…"

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

"… in 1635 and another house was built above Ferry Rock at the mouth of the Black Point or Scarborough River."

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

"… still called Ferry Beach, located near Black Rocks off the Black Point Road. It was part of the first King’s Highway."

Skowhegan Community History - Kennebec River Log Drive

"The logs sometimes got caught up on rocks, stopping the ones behind or even forcing them under. The loggers used poles, booms and even dynamite to…"

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"… big seafood feasts, where they would cook on hot rocks, and seaweed. The Abenakis dried their seafood they caught during the summer, and brought it…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"… the organization's collection Lighthouse, Sail Rock offshore X It stands tall and straight, despite its advanced age, beaconing safety to…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"and Canadian approaches, both rock-filled with crane-laid riprap. The Maine Highway Commission engineers arrived in late 1960, setting up offices in…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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