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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4
"Managing the Catch Bayley's Lobster Pound, Scarborough, ca. 1948Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Since all lobsters look alike whether…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4
"… Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering Lobster Fishing The first recorded lobster catch was in 1605 when crew from the Archangel, captained by…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4
"Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering Text by Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Bruce Thurlow, Bill Bayley and Don…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4
"Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering Protection of clams in the Town of Scarborough, 1853Scarborough Historical Society & Museum By 1880…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Lobstering
"Lobstering Lobstering has kept the fishing industry on Swan’s Island the major industry from the mid 20th century to today."
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - The McCormick house
"It is known by some as the oldest surviving home on Swan's Island, although there is debate. McCormick house 2012 X The following people lived…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Explore the Exhibits
"… see exhibit Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering Click to see exhibit A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time Click to see exhibit"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Bonnie and Donnie Staples' house
"Dunham's store sold a variety of food items such as the ice cream and candy that made it memorable to the younger islanders."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Educator Resources
"… Scarborough Home Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time Explore the Exhibits Scavenger Hunt These…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2
"… as the engine was running, the winch turned and lobster traps could be hauled aboard. Except for small skiffs (punts), no other boat building has…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 4 of 4
"Woodard, Colin. The Lobster Coast: Rebels, Rusticators and the Struggle for a Forgotten Frontier. New York: Penguin Books, 2004. York Deeds. Vol."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2
"On this day, 21 July 1951, the Cappy’s engine stopped and would not start. Harold went up on the bow and threw his newly purchased anchor overboard."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Meet the Team
"Meet the Team The Scarborough MCHP team consists of the Scarborough Historical Society, the Scarborough Middle School, and the Scarborough Public…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4
"In the 1920s, the Pledge of Allegiance was introduced, and in the mid-century, all public schools were reciting the Pledge."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4
"In the cities, the ink was easier to make, because the ink consisted of only ink powder and water mixed together, while in the country, it was made…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4
"… celebrated the opening of the connection of the rails of the Biddeford & Saco Railroad Company to those of the Portland Railroad Company.(2)…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4
"The children closest to the heater were uncomfortably warm and had trouble fighting off drowsiness. The corners and front of the room were so cold…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4
"Girls and boys sat on separate sides and the younger smaller children sat towards the front of the room, with the older larger children in back."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4
"the same day, the station was moved to the Pine Point side of the tracks.(2) When the Pine Point station was discontinued, it was again moved to…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4
"Auto racing began soon after the construction of the first automobiles. The first auto race in the United States was November 1895 in Chicago; in…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4
"Fire destroyed the hangar in the late 1940s and no trace of the airport remains today. Portland Flying Service, Scarborough, ca."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4
"Dunstan Observation Post, Scarborough, ca. 1950Scarborough Historical Society & Museum During World War II, Scarborough residents were involved on…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4
"The Nichols were murdered and their house burned. The following month Indians attacked the Algers' garrison house in Dunstan and, failing to capture…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4
"The original Cammock house was built on the headland now known as Prouts Neck. Friend Henry Jocelyn joined Cammock and his wife, Margaret, in 1635…"