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

"Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering I Remember Lobster Fishing in Scarborough Most clam and lobster fisheries in Scarborough have been…"

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

"Transportation Through the Years Trolleys: The Electrics Come to Town Open Air Trolley, Scarborough, ca."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Public Library

"Scarborough Public Library Kathy Amoroso (L), MHS Director of Digital Projects, and Celeste Shinay (R), Scarborough Public Library Representative…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Welcome

"Welcome Scarborough Marsh X Whether a resident of our community, a seasonal visitor, an educator, or a curious "virtual traveler," we invite…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 3 of 4

"Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" Site of Scarborough Marsh Audubon CenterScarborough Historical Society & Museum Realizing that this…"

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

"… Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" aerial view of marsh X Text by Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Bruce…"

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

"Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" Sources Dunstan River X Acts and Resolves of the Legislature of Maine."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Historical Society

"Scarborough Historical Society (L to R) Bruce Thurlow, Mary Pickard and Flo Maguire, Scarborough Historical Society Representatives X Bruce…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarbrough Middle School

"Scarbrough Middle School Jessica Kelly (L) and Middle School students X Jessica Kelly, Gifted and Talented Educational Services (GATES) teacher…"

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

"A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time Graduation Kristen, grade 7 Scarborough High School Graduation Program, June 16, 1893Scarborough…"

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

"A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time Flags Jess, grade 7 Coal Kiln School, Scarborough, ca. 1900Scarborough Historical Society & Museum…"

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

"Historical Overview The Twenty-First Century Scarborough Professional Gateway located on Haigis Parkway X Residential and commercial growth…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2

"… shockwaves caused by Shays' Rebellion and other rural uprisings throughout New England. The September meeting ended with a decree that Mainers…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Early Schools

"… was situated on the road now known as Barker Road across from Herrick Mountain Road, in New Vineyard."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 3 of 4

"Rural Mail DeliveryStrong Historical Society This structure remains today as a private home in the center of town."

Alexander-Crawford Historical Society

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Sedgwick-Brooklin Historical Society

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Washburn-Norlands Living History Center

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Dover-Foxcroft Historical Society

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"Farmland dominated the rural area to the village’s west. The combination of agriculture and industry permitted Hampden to thrive."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"Today the Common is mostly considered rural living with few agricultural establishments. Although not considered the center of town, its residents…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"While the region retains its rural small-town nature, inhabitants can much more easily commute to jobs in those cities and even Portland to the south."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - A Murder In Strong

"… a bridge because if he had been walking on the road, he would be asked why he was traveling on the Sabbath."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"(cost - $4,000) By now, the town used just 3 rural schools – West Farmington, Fairbanks, and the Red Schoolhouse."