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Old Canada Road Historical Society

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"Even as roads began to improve in the 1930s, farmers would keep a horse and wagon as backup. Aviation fever came to Scarborough in 1926 when Chester…"

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

"This is the Payne Road of today. The War of 1812 served as an impetus toward Maine's path to statehood."

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

"Rail lines, roads and a pipeline across the marsh also negatively impacted the area, disturbing the hydrology, soils and natural vegetation and…"

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

"… began operations at the end of Seavey’s Landing Road in Blue Point before 1869, using the same canning process as that used for farm produce, such…"

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

"… Airport opened at a site off Pleasant Hill Road. Flying schools and service operations continued into the 1960s.(3) Remembrance Joseph Snow, a…"

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

"… then moved to a home at Route 1 and Scottow Hill Road where he also had his practice. He was on call seven days a week: house calls were $5.00 and…"

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

"… in the 1900s was Thurston & Bayley on Pine Point Road, almost across the street from Snow’s. Thurston & Bayley not only bought clams from diggers…"

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

"Before roads, railroad bridges and tide gates, ocean water overflowed the marsh at high tide. Boats were able to sail up the Scarborough River and…"

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

"… a heavy surfboat more than nine miles over muddy roads to the eastern side of Prouts Neck. Three men rowed out to the Thomas and were able to get a…"

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

"… smaller towns outside of Portland, yet be able to work or shop in the city. The trolleys also allowed residents to visit area amusement parks and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"… few kids attended school every day because of work at home. This made it so very few kids actually graduated."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"While serving in the senate, Rufus worked on the Missouri Compromise that permitted Maine to enter the Union as a free state."

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

"… within a three-mile boundary of the coast, working closely with the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, a compact of fifteen eastern…"

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

"… tables became common to encourage students to work together. Today, portable desks and tables are common in schools."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Partners

"6 Old Brunswick Road Bath, ME 04530 (207) 443-8270 http://www.bms.rsu1.org email: hcorrigan@rsu1.org Maine Community Heritage Project The Maine…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"This new road, later called State Road, entered Bath on building Washington Streets. The resulting congestion led to installation of Bath’s first…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - Intersection of Centre and Washington

"Until the automobile in the early 1900s, roads and businesses were suited for people on foot, carriage, or railroad."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Our Resources

"… Second Baptist Church, PO Box 17, 102 Main Road, 734.2055 Town Office, PO Box 76, 150 Main Road, 734.2253 www.maine.gov/local/waldo/islesboro/…"

Lubec, Maine - Susie Calder: Lubec's Sardine Queen

"When I started working in ’47 the work was steady. All the factories were busy. J: How did you know when they had fish to pack? S: Well, they would…"

Lubec, Maine - The Blizzard of '34 - Page 1 of 2

"The following week’s edition of the newspaper on January 25 reported that the town had appealed for outside assistance. The New Deal’s Public Works…"

Lubec, Maine - A Signature Quilt

"… which explains Almeda’s locater, South Lubec Road...the Lighthouse Road. The 1888-89 dates on this quilt indicate decades of technological progress…"

Lubec, Maine - Building the Roosevelt Bridge to Campobello - Page 1 of 3

"Road construction towards bridge, Lubec, 1962 Lubec Historical Society Final work on international bridge, Lubec, 1962 Lubec Historical Society…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"Women’s work and children’s work in the canneries remained much the same in the period; it was the men’s that changed."