Maine Memory Network

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's cart, Hampden, ca. 1833

"… while gunning in the woods that I invented a cart tongue such as are in general use for boy and baby carriages now I made a perfect cart with stake…"

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

"They harvested salt hay as fodder for cattle and sheep and used the marsh for summer pasture. Many settlers were often assigned a marsh lot (or lots)…"

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

"To increase marsh salt hay production, he initiated one of the first diking experiments in Maine. His experiments attracted the attention of farmer…"

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

"Clam diggers believed they were losing flats and that clams were worth thousands of dollars more than hay."

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

"… grasses (known variously as cordgrass, salt hay, marsh grass, or salt meadow grass) convert the energy of the sun into usable food for the many…"

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

"… Society & Museum Well into the early 1900s salt hay was a source of income for owners of marsh acreage."