Maine Memory Network

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

"Richard King, Robert Southgate, and Philip Haigis arrived in Scarborough as young men and immersed themselves in the life and business affairs of…"

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

"Philip Haigis Dr. Philip Haigis, Scarborough, ca. 1960Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Dr."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"… Historical Society & Museum William King William King, son of Richard King and Mary Black King, was born 9 February 1768 in Scarborough."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"Hearing of King's command, many from Maine volunteered for service under him. Defense of local coastlines and communities was left to town militias."

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."

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

"Prior to the war, raw materials for building ships were sent to England. The area was heavily forested, much of it with tall pines ideally suited for…"

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

"… the Port-of-Maine Airport, opened after World War II at a site off Pleasant Hill Road. Service operations and flying schools operated at…"

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

"After the Civil War Seth Scamman and partners formed the Cumberland Diking Company, the Little River Diking Company and the Southgate Diking Company."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"… Airport After the blackout restrictions of World War II were lifted, the Port-of-Maine Airport opened at a site off Pleasant Hill Road."

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

"… 44-46 Black Point Road is today. During the Civil War, the Oak Hill station was a busy shipping point for horses and livestock for the Union…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Groups, Clubs & Organizations - Page 3 of 3

"Second Row: Charles F Thompson, Philip D Stubbs, Nelson Walker, Percy M Brown, Llewellyn Hartwell, Frank H Smith, Richard E Burns, Frank E Howard, C."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… (later expanded to nine). In 1808, on petition of Philip Jarvis, John Farnsworth and Elisha Austin, the selectmen, Leonard Jarvis, Jessie Dunton…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Further Reading

"Our Beloved Kin a New History of King Philip's War. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2018. Edelson, S. Max."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 4 of 4

"Our Beloved Kin a New History of King Philip's War. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2018. Alexandra L."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"One violent battle took place during King Philips's War when the Pigwacket/Sokoki leader known as Squando led a group of warriors against the falls…"

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