Maine Memory Network

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…"

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 5 of 5

"… but what a place once it is done.” Across the road from the Wharff house is the Valley Grange Hall and seen through the back kitchen window, the…"

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

"1908Patten Free Library The earlier building at the Grants Building site was the Old City Hall which was built in 1837 as Town Hall before Bath…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"It is currently operating as a real estate office, W. G. Blake's Agency. This building is one of only two buildings in town listed in the National…"

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

"Farmers would keep a horse and wagon for backup in case roads were impassable for an automobile. Auto racing began soon after the construction of the…"

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

"It ceased operation in the 1920s and the building moved.(5) It was later burned down as a training exercise for firefighters."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"Rail lines, roads and a pipeline across the marsh also negatively impacted the area, disturbing the hydrology, soils and natural vegetation 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 - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… in the 1900s was Thurston & Bayley on Pine Point Road, almost across the street from Snow’s. Thurston & Bayley not only bought clams from diggers…"

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…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Postscript: More Moving Buildings

"… father moved the structure back 75 feet from the road and turned it into a home for him and his wife Mabelle."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"… expanding industries, and they were building new roads. And the mail finally arrived. Before 1820 it came only as far as Ellsworth."

Seal Cove Auto Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Bar Harbor: Building of Arts

"Bar Harbor: Building of Arts Building of Arts, Bar Harbor, ca. 1930 Building of Arts, Bar HarborJesup Memorial Library The September 13, 1905…"

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

"Road construction towards bridge, Lubec, 1962 Lubec Historical Society Final work on international bridge, Lubec, 1962 Lubec Historical Society…"

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…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Until the automobile in the early 1900s, roads and businesses were suited for people on foot, carriage, or railroad."

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

"… today’s Scarborough Historical Society and Museum building.(4) Turnouts, where trolleys could stop and pick up or discharge passengers, were…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4

"… low-lying, protected tidal estuaries and began to build up. Various organisms, plant life and marine animals were attracted to the resulting…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"… education, not only for its content, but for building basic reading skills. Much of the school day was devoted to memorizing and reciting passages…"

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 - Lincoln Block

"The Bath Bank building, the first brick building in downtown Bath, was built in 1810 with large columns facing Centre Street."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Customs House

"On the map, the buildings on the property were an engine house and two other houses that were owned by J."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Student Exhibits

"… Block Merchants' Row Old Town Hall and Grant Building The Patten Free Library The Railroad Station Sagadahoc Block and Sagadahock House The…"