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Bridgton Historical Society

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

"… he built overlooking the marsh on what is now Route 1 still stands. When the British attacked Lexington in April 1775, the Provincial Congress…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… in a Model T Ford on the dirt road that was US Route 1 from Falmouth Foreside. If it rained, the clay roads were as slippery as snowy roads."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… on one train a day every day covering the entire route. Trains frequently consisted on 20 cars each during the winter months."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Until the Route 1 bypass was built, Centre Street was the main artery for commuters passing through Bath, and as of today Centre Street is still an…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"… later built a large brick home on what is now Route 1. Eleven of their twelve children died before reaching middle age. Dr."

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"… moved North a good distance across present day Route 3 and sited to an out-back location off Asticou Way where it stood until it was torn down on…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"This route also included Presque Isle. Gould traveled to his customers’ sites by cart and horse. The trip from Old Town to Fort Kent would take five…"

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

"Dr. Haigis then moved to a home at Route 1 and Scottow Hill Road where he also had his practice. He was on call seven days a week: house calls were…"

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

"Set back on Route 1 not far from the Willowdale area was the Danish Village, an authentic copy of the Danish village Ribe."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"He claimed that he took an unusual route to the pasture. He followed a creek bed and went under a bridge because if he had been walking on the road…"

Surry by the Bay - Broadway by the Bay

"… and acting school in an old farmhouse and barn on Route 172. Playhouse, Surry, ca. 1930Surry Historical Society Like hundreds of other summer…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 3 of 5

"… the Severy Hill area, put up horses overnight en route to Dixfield Village, and a tavern and school were once located there."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 3 of 3

"… stores and mini-malls are sprouting up along Route 2, welcoming the tourists that travel through to the ponds, lakes, golf courses, and ski areas…"

Lubec, Maine - S.S. Cumberland: Steamer Brought Passengers and Prosperity to Lubec but Met Tragic End

"Its regular route was the Providence – to – New York run. On February 11, 1907, in the middle of the night, in what would be Rhode Island’s worst…"

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

"… Historical Society & Museum The Thomas was en route from Norfolk to Portland with a cargo of coal."

Lincoln, Maine - Gordon's Fox Farms

"… fox farms on the Military Road, Transalpine Road, Route 2, and Fish Hill. Fox farms generally consisted of 200 foxes."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"In 1905, on a 233 mile delivery route, Olaf Anderson began to deliver the mail. The mail had to be delivered to around 120 houses all around…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"They followed a west-north-west compass route and crossed the Sandy River at about what we now call the New Sharon Village."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 3 of 5

"It is located on Route 15 in Guilford. The covered bridge was first washed away by the spring flood of 1843."

Lincoln, Maine - That Pioneer Spirit

"… modern travelers had the option of driving up Route 2, along the river from Howland or down from Medway."

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… over Carrying Place bog to reach ocean travel routes. Harvested smelts and sweet grass. Ox Cart at N.W. Marston's Store, South Lubec, ca."

Guilford, Maine - BUILDINGS - Page 4 of 5

"… Images from the Guilford Historical Society On Route 15 across from the woolen mill there used to be a little store."