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SEE NOTE Detail of USGS Topographical Map of Bath, 2000

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… 1927, Vine Street quickly became the site of many gasoline stations where that end of town had previously been anchored by residences and the King…"

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Lobster Trap Branding Iron, 1961

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"Use of gasoline or diesel engines enabled lobstermen to fish further along the coast or offshore or finish hauling early enough to undertake a second…"

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Pine Point Boatyard, Scarborough, 1928

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"The engine was usually a gasoline car engine. A belt ran from the engine pulley to a hauling winch; and as long as the engine was running, the winch…"

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Straw and Martin Insurance and C.A. Smith Photography, ca. 1880

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"Note the gasoline sold for 26 cents. Water Street looking west, Guilford, ca. 1930Guilford Historical Society HOLBROOK'S POOL HALL This is a…"

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Governor Bodwell Steamboat, Swan's Island, ca. 1920

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"… necessities and delicacies, from flour, candy and gasoline to the "rat cheese" much favored on the island."