Maine Memory Network

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

"Transportation Through the Years John Meeker's Ford, Scarborough Beach, ca. 1903Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Automobiles & Fire…"

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 - 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 2 of 4

"A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time Extra Curricular Danielle, grade 6 Scarborough High School Track Team, 1921Scarborough Historical…"

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 1 of 4

"A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time The school system in Scarborough has seen many changes over the past 352 years."

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…"

Skowhegan Community History - Early Settlement in Skowhegan

"It took them three weeks to go 20 miles. The land they claimed included islands along the Kennebec river."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"Most of its settlers divided their land into lots and built along the immediate coast, particularly near the Royal River, named for William Royall…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"Land speculators swarmed all over Maine surveying its natural resources. They plotted access to the Boston markets through Maine’s rivers and ports."

Skowhegan Community History - Bloomfield Academy

"About this time they received a grant of land and it was located in northern Franklin county. The land was not settled until years after the grant…"

Gorham Historical Society

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony

"It is this land that would later become the town of New Sweden. No one took the state up on its offer."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 10 of 17

"… had telegraphed to Charleston not to prevent the landing of Union supplies. On April 12th, 1861, Northerners, Mainers and citizens of Biddeford and…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 5 of 17

"… as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco Plan of Lands of Saco Water Power Co. at Saco & Biddeford, 1848Dyer Library/Saco Museum The cotton…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 1 of 4

"… ground on Mill Island where Roundy and Wood first landed indicate that the native American presence here dated back to almost 4000 years before…"

Baxter State Park

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Presque Isle: The Star City - Bangor and Aroostook Railroad

"He sold the building and land to the B&A, who later tore down the home for the land. The first train arrived in January 1895."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"Two long thin fingers of land create a large, naturally protected pool. Saco River from old White's Wharf, Biddeford, 2010."

City of Brewer

Brewer is the gateway to coastal communities and Acadia National Park. The city along with Bangor also serves as a trading and distribution center for the coastal areas and towns and cities to the north with the total region having a population of approximately 250,000 people.

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"The Holmans with their large land holdings at the center of town predominated, however. Even today many of the town’s people take special pride in…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"At the time of purchase the land was designated as Township #1, and after the purchase the name Holmantown was chosen."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… welcomed its first summer visitors when its landing was built shortly after the Ryder Landing."