Maine Memory Network

Blue Hill, Maine - Swimming, Blue Hill, 1907

"… Description Swimming at the Bathing Beach in Blue Hill during the summer of 1907. View additional information about this item on the…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake

"Public BeachStrong Historical Society A public beach, however, was not available until the mid-1950s."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Timeline of Events

"… visits site of the Middleton shipwreck on Higgins Beach; Rodney Laughton, President of the Historical Society, talks with students about the…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - HISTORY

"The coast is dotted by small, rocky islands and beaches, graceful dunes, and lush marshlands. Two long thin fingers of land create a large, naturally…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VIII. Changing course and new beginnings (1955-Present) - Page 2 of 2

"… politics, and an effort by the residents of the beach neighborhoods to separate themselves from the rest of the city further fueled this sense of…"

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

"… endure long carriage trips to visit Scarborough beaches. By the 1870s, sixty-five trains a day brought passengers and freight in and out of…"

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

"… easterly tip of Pine Point through Old Orchard Beach to Hill’s Beach in Biddeford was often used."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Icons & Influencers

"… Evening Express was a Maine pioneer in this new publication style. The paper began featuring photographs under owner Colonel Fred Dow (son of…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Twenty Nationalities, But All Americans"

"… Media From 1922 to 1945, the Portland Public Schools offered daytime "Americanization" classes for adult and school-aged immigrants."

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

"The ledges and beaches are about seven miles toward the coastline from the bouys marking the shipping lanes."

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - "Man on the Street"

"… City of Portland as rod man in the Department of Public Works. He was such a good rod man that he worked himself out of that position to the more…"

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

"… residents to visit area amusement parks and beaches for pleasure at an affordable cost. For a period of thirty years, the Portland Railroad Company…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection

"… broad and extensive use of photography in their publications; they were especially active in aerial photography and owned several company planes…"

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

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

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

"The highway continued on to the ferry at Ferry Beach; and from the ferry landing at Pine Point, the traveler would proceed on the beach to Old…"

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

"Bayley’s shipped lobsters to the Fulton Fish Market in New York City and provided lobster meat to many Old Orchard Beach, Saco and Scarborough…"

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

"… bark named Horace that was wrecked on Kennebunk Beach in 1838; and the Watchman, which sank fifty miles offshore with a cargo of coal."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… its marsh, fresh water streams, saltwater rivers, beaches and rocky ledges, has been a site for fisheries, clam digging, lobster fishing and…"

Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Life on a Tidal River - Resources

"Woodsmen and Whigs: Historic Images of Bangor, Maine. Virginia Beach, VA: The Donning Company, 1991. Print."

Surry by the Bay - Surry Today

"The preserve contains three miles of public walking trails. Above Surry Village 41 more acres have been conserved on Patten Stream, land which also…"

Scarborough Historical Society & Museum

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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About MCHP

"… between local schools, historical societies, and public libraries through the exploration and celebration of local history."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Building Community and Commerce

"Soon there was a log store at the Seal Harbor beach, and one on the Northeast Harbor shore. Higgins Saw Mill, Somesville, 1890Southwest Harbor…"