Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"Scarborough's extensive salt marsh and rivers served as boundaries separating settlements that sprang up around their perimeters."

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

"Mitchell Co., 1905. Snow, John O. Secrets of a Salt Marsh. Portland, ME: Gannett Books, 1986. Southgate, William S."

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 - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"… frequent and convenient rail service to Portland, Old Orchard Beach and Saco following what is now Route 1.(1) Trolley at Dunstan…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"… following day, he landed instead on the beach at Old Orchard Beach. Lindbergh did visit Scarborough Airport that day, but via a motorcade on his…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Welcome

"… a place that brings together the new and the old, the ocean and the land. It creates a stronger sense of community through a greater understanding…"

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

"… States was November 1895 in Chicago; in nearby Old Orchard Beach, competitive auto racing on the beach began probably as early as 1903.(2) The…"

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

"… Stratton and Bluff Islands would often go toward Old Orchard Pier. However, they would not fish any of the islands found at the Saco River…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"… Point, the traveler would proceed on the beach to Old Orchard. For more than one hundred years, the King’s Highway was the only land route between…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"… played one of his violins, made from parts of an old schoolhouse that had been on Ross Road, at the high school graduation in the Town Hall."

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

"… of the Lions Club, raised funds to convert an old bread truck into an ambulance. All of the equipment was donated and Dr."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"… by Harold Burnham.(2) Burnham had bought the old Leavitt Brothers Clam Plant, and he and family members occupied the front part that had been a…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"… but were still used in the same way as the old desks and tables. However, in the 1960s, round tables became common to encourage students to work…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"… Scarboro station was located near the junction of Old Blue Point and Portland Street (Milliken Mills Road)."

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

"… knew that area of Stratton Island as the old wreck. This name was added to others around the island such as clam cove, ringbolt, and barn run…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"They only had abacuses (old-fashioned calculators), stereoscopes (a hand-held viewing instrument that created three-dimensional images of landscapes…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… believe they will! With quantities of gold in the salt water there is little need of a trip to Alaska!” (The Alaskan Gold Rush was in full swing at…"

Malaga Island: a story best left untold - Explore photos from the "Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold" documentary

"… images below document the exhibition at the Salt Institute in Portland, Maine of Malaga Island: A Story Best Left Untold, produced by Kate…"

Lubec, Maine - The Lighthouse at West Quoddy Head

"Salt spray and dominating fog wreaked severe deterioration within twenty years. A second lighthouse of rubble masonry took over in 1831, the hastily…"

Lubec, Maine - McCurdy Herring Smokehouse - Page 4 of 4

"Hall saw them in use to “break up” the salt and fish in the brining tanks. Van Riper’s photograph of the Brining Room shows one ready to use."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"… must have boiled potatoes, meal, and a little salt when necessary. The hay must be used with entire economy. You will, under the direction of Mr."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 1 of 4

"… Oysters (Raw with pepper & Vinegar) Hoe Cake Salt Beef Etc etc etc etc So you see I did not fare so bad, after all."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… was fierce and the widespread smuggling of flour, salt beef, and other goods into British territory became increasingly difficult to combat."

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village

"Charles H. Bartlett and Gene Jenkins started a salt box factory and manufactured boxes that would fit inside each other for ease of shipping."