Maine Memory Network

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

"“Transforming the Garden of the Sea; The Individual Place in the Manipulation of the Scarborough Marsh.” Snow, John. Secrets of a Salt Marsh."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"… of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea Wabanaki beaded purse, ca. 1870Hudson Museum, Univ."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Papers, 1627‐1866

"It also includes municipal records for towns settled by the company, most notably Brunswick, Maine, with warrants and reports."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Land Dealings

"In the same way, he viewed the lands he held in the Waldo Patent as a possible source of income. His wastebook provides ample evidence of this…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Architecture

"… to withstand harsh elements, both on land and on sea. Their survival depended on it. Due to their solid construction, approximately 400 original…"

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 1 of 4

"Stream and river fishing was recreational, as well as a source of family food. Clam Diggers ca."

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

"Over the years, stormy seas and wave action have continued pounding on the ship’s remains and today some of those remains can still be seen at…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"The sea, or hen, clam was trucked in from Wildwood, New Jersey. The hen clam became central to the factory’s operation, necessitating a need for more…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Bryants and Rockefellers: Two Seal Harbor Families

"After joining the US Navy as a Sea Bee during World War II, Donald met and married Marguerite Hodgkins in 1946."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… porpoises for skins and oil, as well as to gather sea fowl eggs, sweet grass, clams and lobsters. As Dr."

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

"Legal lobsters are transferred to a holding tank on the boat, and those lobsters above or below the designated legal size or those carrying eggs or a…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Harbor Cottage, The Old Ell (“Mame’s House”), and the Big Barn

"Savage family started spending less time at sea and more on land – expanding their own properties, as well as buying, developing, and selling land to…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - II. Pinkies, wherries, skiffs and chebaccos: Early Settlement

"… the area, taking advantage of the forest and sea. Champlain voyaged along this coast in 1604, naming islands as he traveled."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"Biddeford is bordered by Saco to the north, Dayton and Arundel to the west, Kennebunkport to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Skyline Farm - Making and Preserving History

"Skyline Farm’s repurposed buildings and land, lovingly built and farmed by its forebears, enable the organization’s mission to move forward…going…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 1 of 2

"… and John Oldham, "containing in breadth by the sea four miles, and eight miles up to the mainland." The interior lands were referred to at that…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"During the years of the Embargo Act, this waterway was of little use for trade, but the road to Canada became very valuable; goods and produce could…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Shipbuilders - 1780s

"Workmen with knowledge of ship measurement requirements would harvest lumber and oversee its transport back to Thomaston."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - 1850 to 1870

"… came through Thomaston in 1871 and purchased land either by choice or eminent domain, the proposed railway running through the General Knox Estate…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Thomaston Academy

"Dean on land donated by Benjamin and Judith Bussey in 1826, contained 78 pews valued at $4066. In 1847 the Thomaston Academy building was built to…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Prison Industries

"… at a location adjoining the prison, and later on land leased from nearby farms. Surplus produce was shipped via rail to Augusta for use in other…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding

"… under the County Road (now Route One.) A town landing was established on Mill Creek in the vicinity of the Gleason and Fish Street intersection."